Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 334 | 500 | 307 | 269 | 515 | 496 | 478 | 425 | 341 | 296 | 169 | 296 | 327 | 318 | 308 | 273 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.27m | 12:37PM1.37m | 00:13AM1.15m | 1:39PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.62m | 5:55AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:34AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 120 | 131 | 307 | 269 | 515 | 496 | 68 | 425 | 341 | 296 | 169 | 296 | 327 | 318 | 308 | 273 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | — | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 95 | 92 | 114 | 102 | 102 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 60 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 129 | 123 | 157 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 481 | 334 | 500 | — | — | — | — | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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