
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 5PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | N 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 79 | 59 | 38 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 280 | 265 | 273 | 280 | 472 | 424 | 362 | 184 | 308 | 214 | 155 | 154 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.00m | 4:26PM1.49m | 5:04AM1.10m | 5:14PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.21m | 5:56PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.66m | 11:21PM0.58m | 10:35AM0.60m | 11:57PM0.48m | 11:28AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | N 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | S 19 | N 9 | SSE 19 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
34 | 15 | 28 | 38 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 37 | 30 | 80 | 88 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 8 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | N 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
85 | 31 | 59 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 37 | 72 | 91 | 70 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 18 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — |
9 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 2 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
13 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | — | 2 | 190 | 280 | 265 | 273 | 280 | 472 | 424 | 362 | 184 | 308 | 214 | 155 | 154 | 130 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 272 | 141 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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