Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 4AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1032
821
727
574
561
489
480
414
494
727
871
1089
1361
1331
1145
1125
1173
1524
1558
1900
2731
3467
4500
4140
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM1.99m
10:40AM1.24m
11:04PM1.92m
11:38AM1.20m
11:58PM1.83m
12:42PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.38m
4:13PM0.43m
5:58AM0.44m
5:06PM0.53m
6:57AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
16
15
16
19
21
20
18
16
15
15
14
17
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
20
15
14
13
14
16
18
16
14
13
11
10
9
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.9
ESE
13
Energy kJ
1032
821
727
574
561
489
480
414
349
301
255
255
214
225
220
211
211
143
142
151
116
94
45
1253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.5
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
14
13
8
29
124
265
494
727
871
1089
1361
1331
1145
1125
1173
1524
1558
1900
2731
3467
4500
4140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
8
6
171
392
324
2
2
2
8
8
171
171
204
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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