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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 9 am Monday 04 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 1PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1090 | 1076 | 1119 | 1265 | 1465 | 1492 | 1492 | 1376 | 1137 | 1037 | 1037 | 924 | 835 | 819 | 709 | 682 | 598 | 598 | 520 | 514 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 509 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.33m | 9:51PM1.84m | 9:56AM1.25m | 10:28PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.19m | 11:08PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.54m | 4:30AM0.68m | 3:33PM0.61m | 5:16AM0.72m | 4:07PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | 5:08 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1090 | 1076 | 1119 | 1265 | 1465 | 1492 | 1492 | 1376 | 1137 | 1037 | 1037 | 924 | 835 | 819 | 709 | 682 | 598 | 598 | 520 | 514 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 6 | S 5 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | NNE 11 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 41 | 54 | 57 | 33 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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