Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 1064 | 1575 | 2592 | 3100 | 2684 | 2002 | 2006 | 1855 | 1568 | 1348 | 1208 | 937 | 1177 | 940 | 601 | 497 | 413 | 362 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.49m | 10:58PM1.16m | 11:55AM1.44m | 11:36PM1.05m | 12:54PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.48m | 6:27PM0.73m | 5:38AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 866 | 672 | 601 | 497 | 413 | 362 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 16 | S 19 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 16 | N 13 | NE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 657 | 1064 | 1575 | 2592 | 3100 | 2684 | 2002 | 2006 | 1855 | 1568 | 1348 | 1208 | 937 | 1177 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 1374 | 1044 | 903 | 278 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 324 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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