Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1536 | 1381 | 1208 | 974 | 1094 | 963 | 578 | 528 | 287 | 269 | 287 | 281 | 225 | 225 | 190 | 176 | 126 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.05m | 12:54PM1.40m | 00:37AM0.97m | 2:09PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.73m | 5:38AM0.56m | 7:55PM0.78m | 6:34AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 782 | 704 | 578 | 528 | 287 | 269 | 287 | 281 | 225 | 225 | 190 | 176 | 126 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 160 | 133 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 19 | NE 14 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 55 | 54 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 1536 | 1381 | 1208 | 974 | 1094 | 963 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 53 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
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