Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 221 | 187 | 181 | 157 | 171 | 210 | 295 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 301 | 295 | 284 | 257 | 235 | 501 | 558 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM0.95m | 2:20PM1.44m | 3:14AM0.97m | 3:30PM1.44m | 4:38AM1.05m | 4:33PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.69m | 9:52PM0.69m | 8:19AM0.75m | 10:49PM0.62m | 9:53AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 305 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 221 | 168 | 165 | 157 | 171 | 210 | 295 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 301 | 295 | 284 | 257 | 235 | 373 | 464 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 99 | 86 | 59 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 13 | N 13 | S 13 | N 13 | SE 13 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 109 | 143 | 176 | 176 | 187 | 171 | 187 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 35 | 501 | 558 | 551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 141 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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