Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)10101212101111101111111010101010109121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134813392768251213601586158614551931173115479809611040981103794178116331655142313021106952
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.92
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
12:13AM
1.80
12:51PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
0.43
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
5:17PM
0.53
7:14AM
0.57
6:22PM
0.63
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:07-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:22-------5:21--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----1-1----11-------111
Temp. °C191817202220201919171720212120191918172020201919
Feels °C (?)161514161716171617151416171717161615141716171717
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