Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Duranbah today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Duranbah at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Duranbah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 134 | 131 | 144 | 124 | 101 | 85 | 219 | 210 | 212 | 191 | 208 | 214 | 181 | 196 | 227 | 197 | 173 | 380 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.74m | 7:31AM1.29m | 7:45PM1.76m | 8:06AM1.36m | 8:18PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.36m | 1:15PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.30m | 1:53PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 134 | 131 | 144 | 124 | 101 | 85 | 86 | 90 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 105 | 181 | 196 | 227 | 197 | 173 | 380 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 5 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 83 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 48 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 13 | N 6 | S 16 | S 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | NE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | 114 | 219 | 210 | 212 | 191 | 208 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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