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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 Sunday 03 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 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 | ESE 10 | |
878 | 878 | 961 | 1069 | 1090 | 1076 | 1119 | 1265 | 1338 | 1520 | 1520 | 1376 | 1158 | 1158 | 1170 | 1048 | 953 | 831 | 709 | 609 | 598 | 596 | 520 | 698 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.88m | 9:20AM1.33m | 9:51PM1.84m | 9:56AM1.25m | 10:28PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.62m | 3:03PM0.54m | 4:30AM0.68m | 3:33PM0.61m | 5:16AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 878 | 878 | 961 | 1069 | 1090 | 1076 | 1119 | 1265 | 1338 | 1520 | 1520 | 1376 | 1158 | 1158 | 1170 | 1048 | 953 | 831 | 709 | 609 | 598 | 596 | 520 | 698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 97 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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