Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 67 | 116 | 106 | 89 | 155 | 223 | 264 | 264 | 294 | 371 | 245 | 341 | 366 | 286 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.95m | 8:22AM1.36m | 8:43PM1.91m | 9:04AM1.40m | 9:22PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.14m | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:09PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 61 | 116 | 106 | 89 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 272 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 75 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 20 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 | N 9 | N 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | S 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 94 | — | 155 | 223 | 264 | 264 | 294 | 371 | 245 | 341 | 366 | 286 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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