Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 90 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 140 | 149 | 157 | 171 | 133 | 142 | 153 | 154 | 8 | 99 | 96 | 113 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.04m | 5:52PM1.62m | 6:12AM1.13m | 6:33PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.21m | 7:10PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.52m | 00:38AM0.52m | 11:49AM0.47m | 1:12AM0.43m | 12:34PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 90 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 140 | 149 | 157 | 171 | 133 | 142 | 153 | 154 | 136 | 99 | 96 | 113 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 40 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | S 17 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 526 | 4 | 158 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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