Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 8AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1184
1090
1090
980
980
961
961
961
961
1069
1170
1076
1098
1119
1313
1520
1401
1265
1137
1037
1056
1075
1068
941
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:45AM1.40m
9:16PM1.88m
9:20AM1.33m
9:51PM1.84m
9:56AM1.25m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.57m
2:33PM0.48m
3:48AM0.62m
3:03PM0.54m
4:30AM0.68m
3:33PM0.61m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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6:11
6:13
6:13
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5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
21
19
19
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
21
24
23
22
21
20
18
18
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
23
24
24
24
22
22
21
20
22
24
24
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
Energy kJ
1184
1090
1090
980
980
961
961
961
961
1069
1170
1076
1098
1119
1313
1520
1401
1265
1137
1037
1056
1075
1068
941
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
1
4
5
5
5
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
53
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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