Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | 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 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 141 | 206 | 318 | 318 | 339 | 378 | 312 | 264 | 253 | 266 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 203 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.00m | 1:16PM1.47m | 1:32AM0.95m | 2:20PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.71m | 5:56AM0.61m | 8:34PM0.73m | 6:52AM0.69m | 9:52PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | 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 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 141 | 51 | 318 | 318 | 339 | 378 | 312 | 264 | 253 | 266 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 203 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 12 | N 12 | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 15 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | N 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 55 | 3 | — | 33 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 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 | E 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 132 | 206 | 69 | 67 | 83 | 95 | 181 | 194 | 175 | 200 | 236 | 214 | 192 | 198 | 203 | 198 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 825 | 1389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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