Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.9
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
598
580
514
514
586
610
520
509
440
377
356
301
295
251
257
257
427
741
613
563
540
416
370
300
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:37AM1.19m
11:08PM1.73m
11:28AM1.15m
11:54PM1.67m
12:33PM1.13m
00:48AM1.63m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.72m
4:07PM0.68m
6:07AM0.75m
4:48PM0.75m
7:05AM0.75m
5:43PM0.81m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:15
6:15
6:16
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
22
25
22
21
19
16
13
13
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
23
26
23
21
15
11
6
8
12
15
15
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
598
580
514
514
586
610
520
509
440
377
356
301
295
251
257
257
262
234
613
563
540
416
370
300
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
242
247
247
200
200
200
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
7
7
6
12
11
10
42
2
2
7
6
5
5
1
6
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SW
3
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
30
50
102
77
30
10
73
177
427
741
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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