Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Duranbah today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSE
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
262
287
281
225
230
176
176
126
123
84
68
66
54
41
32
23
40
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:37AM0.97m
2:09PM1.39m
2:21AM0.94m
3:25PM1.43m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.78m
6:34AM0.63m
9:33PM0.75m
7:58AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
21
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
14
13
14
19
18
20
19
19
18
18
18
21
20
19
18
17
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