Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
669
584
514
495
408
340
346
340
340
290
290
244
244
202
198
198
158
158
158
158
311
318
166
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:21PM1.76m
6:20AM1.38m
7:03PM1.83m
7:03AM1.34m
7:42PM1.88m
7:45AM1.30m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.45m
00:43AM0.62m
12:18PM0.43m
1:31AM0.59m
12:55PM0.42m
2:16AM0.57m
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:57
6
5
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
15
14
15
17
20
21
18
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
18
16
15
15
15
19
20
19
15
14
12
10
10
13
17
19
17
16
15
13
13
16
20
21
17
13
12
12
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
682
669
584
514
495
408
340
346
340
340
290
290
244
244
202
198
198
158
158
158
120
152
159
166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
1
NNE
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.9
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
2
60
8
7
6
6
6
6
57
6
5
11
6
5
10
65
76
74
78
95
158
125
127
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
2
4
20
4
4
4
6
6
6
20
5
5
3
3
4
2
9
4
9
9
9
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
W
4
0.1
N
5
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
62
66
75
77
100
98
143
42
68
39
6
2
7
2
3
3
2
1
4
3
311
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
10
0
10
4
4
15
15
15
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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