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Duranbah surf break

Duranbah surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Duranbah today?

The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)566666666777777788888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33565860626486104123135156160186186214228273287306366392344388358
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
1.27
12:22PM
1.67
12:59AM
1.27
1:00PM
1.53
1:51AM
1.28
1:40PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
0.50
7:01PM
0.46
6:37AM
0.61
7:39PM
0.51
7:33AM
0.72
8:20PM
0.54
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:46-------7:46--
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C232323252524242322232324262524242425252626262524
Feels °C (?)232423242423242222222224262524242426262525252624
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