Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 270 | 277 | 382 | 373 | 428 | 380 | 383 | 358 | 273 | 266 | 251 | 208 | 192 | 163 | 133 | 127 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.91m | 9:04AM1.40m | 9:22PM1.83m | 9:44AM1.43m | 9:59PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.19m | 3:48AM0.22m | 3:36PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 43 | 264 | 264 | 284 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 19 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | NE 11 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | S 20 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 | N 9 | N 7 | S 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 20 | N 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 229 | 270 | 277 | 382 | 373 | 428 | 380 | 383 | 358 | 273 | 266 | 251 | 208 | 192 | 163 | 133 | 127 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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