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Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Duranbah today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
161 | 161 | 156 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 153 | 143 | 133 | 124 | 124 | 133 | 133 | 182 | 130 | 153 | 186 | 186 | 124 | 95 | 95 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.88m | 7:45AM1.30m | 8:21PM1.90m | 8:27AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.89m | 9:08AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.42m | 2:16AM0.57m | 1:31PM0.44m | 2:59AM0.57m | 2:06PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
— | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
20 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
161 | 161 | 130 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 153 | 143 | 133 | 124 | 124 | 133 | 133 | 140 | 130 | 153 | 186 | 186 | 124 | 95 | 95 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
129 | 101 | 156 | 158 | 125 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | W 3 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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