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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 pm Wednesday 20 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Duranbah today?
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | |
585 | 899 | 1331 | 1413 | 1575 | 1224 | 1256 | 1189 | 1431 | 1794 | 1799 | 1799 | 2275 | 3186 | 4858 | 5843 | 8009 | 6686 | 5051 | 4469 | 3362 | 2975 | 2754 | 2495 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.92m | 11:38AM1.20m | 11:58PM1.83m | 12:42PM1.20m | 00:55AM1.74m | 1:51PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.43m | 5:58AM0.44m | 5:06PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.49m | 6:08PM0.62m | 7:56AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 349 | 301 | 260 | 214 | 219 | 230 | 220 | 216 | 173 | 137 | 143 | 116 | 92 | 62 | 49 | 1496 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 585 | 899 | 1331 | 1413 | 1575 | 1224 | 1256 | 1189 | 1431 | 1794 | 1799 | 1799 | 2275 | 3186 | 4858 | 5843 | 8009 | 6686 | 5051 | 4469 | 3362 | 2975 | 2754 | 2495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 171 | 278 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 650 | 666 |
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