Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 188 | 437 | 375 | 216 | 209 | 248 | 318 | 339 | 318 | 269 | 269 | 325 | 312 | 305 | 320 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 226 | 209 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.52m | 00:20AM1.00m | 1:16PM1.47m | 1:32AM0.95m | 2:20PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.52m | 7:16PM0.71m | 5:56AM0.61m | 8:34PM0.73m | 6:52AM0.69m | 9:52PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 192 | 188 | 51 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 248 | 318 | 339 | 318 | 269 | 269 | 325 | 312 | 305 | 320 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 203 | 203 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 51 | — | 8 | 28 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 12 | NE 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 19 | 59 | 87 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 5 | 74 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 87 | 95 | 437 | 375 | 216 | 209 | 85 | 66 | 71 | 129 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 153 | 161 | 152 | 187 | 250 | 257 | 226 | 209 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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