Duranbah Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.17° S 153.55° E)

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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST

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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 21.3° 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: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (16 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

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	Tuesday 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	E	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	NNE	NNE	E	E	E	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	12	4	5	5	5	11	11	6	4	5	4	6	6	11	11	11	11	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	58	83	100	118	110	21	9	98	41	106	44	119	107	9	9	9	2	81	75	67	62	64	90	50
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	W	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:49PM 1.58					4:27AM 1.05				4:54PM 1.65				5:28AM 1.16				5:47PM 1.72				6:15AM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)					10:48PM 0.45				10:04AM 0.44				11:41PM 0.38				11:08AM 0.39				12:24AM 0.33

	Tuesday 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-
Sunset	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	22	24	22	21	21	20	21	18	21	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	21
Feels °C (?)	18	16	18	16	17	16	16	19	21	20	20	21	20	22	16	19	18	18	18	19	20	19	21	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Duranbah (fresh winds from the N at Coolangatta Airport 5 km from Duranbah). 0.3m 10s swell from the SSE with a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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