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Duranbah Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | |
1903 | 1967 | 1900 | 1661 | 821 | 1281 | 1104 | 1077 | 940 | 876 | 858 | 833 | 736 | 952 | 890 | 902 | 804 | 687 | 651 | 569 | 555 | 475 | 235 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.17m | 1:21AM1.74m | 2:15PM1.18m | 2:35AM1.70m | 3:33PM1.27m | 3:43AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.63m | 8:30AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.69m | 9:36AM0.57m | 9:09PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 821 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 115 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 475 | 144 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 15 | NE 10 | N 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | — | — | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1903 | 1967 | 1900 | 1661 | 612 | 1281 | 1104 | 1077 | 940 | 876 | 858 | 833 | 736 | 952 | 890 | 902 | 804 | 687 | 651 | 569 | 555 | — | 235 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 599 | 141 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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