Duranbah Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.5° 

Duranbah surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Duranbah today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
SE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
334
500
307
269
515
496
478
425
341
296
169
296
327
318
308
273
232
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:37PM1.27m
12:37PM1.37m
00:13AM1.15m
1:39PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.62m
5:55AM0.45m
6:48PM0.73m
6:34AM0.50m
8:12PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
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