Duranbah 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Duranbah sea temperature is

20.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Duranbah today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	76	55	55	38	32	40	21	24	25	40	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	7	408	784	952	886
Wind (km/h)	SW	NNW	NE	NE	N	WSW	W	W	W	SW	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	on	on	cross	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:55AM1.21m					7:29PM1.97m				7:49AM1.24m				8:17PM2.01m				8:40AM1.27m				9:03PM2.00m
Low Tide			12:40PM0.17m					2:10AM0.22m				1:31PM0.16m				2:59AM0.20m				2:20PM0.18m				3:43AM0.20m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	15	16	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	16	17	17	16	17	14	14
Feels °C	13	15	15	16	16	14	14	12	12	16	15	14	15	14	12	12	10	11	12	12	12	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	N 10	—	—	—
kJ	76	55	55	38	32	35	21	24	25	14	10	10	4	4	4	9	9	9	8	7	2	—	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	SE 7	SE 7	N 10	N 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	22	22	19	30	40	17	17	10	6	5	5	10	10	10	5	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	S 8	ESE 7	SE 7	S 8	SE 7	NE 10	N 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	20	21	6	20	20	20	10	6	6	5	2	5	2	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SSW 8	S 5	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	40	2	—	—	—	—	6	13	18	53	169	408	784	952	886
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	53	177	4	0	0	0	0	0	204	352	373	324	326	340	278	324	324	324	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1											2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Kingston Norfolk Island	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Kingston Norfolk Island	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	5	5	2	4	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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