Durras North surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

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Durras North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Durras North sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Durras North this week:

The surf forecast for Durras North over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 16) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Durras North in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 21) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sat 16th May)3.5ft (1.1m) 7s
Best Surf 1AM (Thu 21st May)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 1AM (Thu 21st May)10ft (3.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Durras North over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
5
3
2
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.6
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
2
SSE
10
2
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
310
560
618
761
692
542
488
354
378
1183
1214
951
1402
1886
683
700
356
197
234
227
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NE
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
5
SW
0
N
10
ENE
5
W
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
W
glassy
cross
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:43PM1.68m
8:29AM1.20m
8:31PM1.72m
9:26AM1.16m
9:21PM1.73m
10:24AM1.11m
10:15PM1.69m
11:25AM1.07m
11:11PM1.62m
12:28PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
1:33PM1.05m
1:13AM1.42m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.22m
2:25AM0.00m
2:04PM0.26m
3:20AM-0.04m
2:53PM0.30m
4:17AM-0.04m
3:45PM0.36m
5:15AM-0.00m
4:41PM0.41m
6:15AM0.05m
5:43PM0.47m
7:14AM0.11m
6:52PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
7
9
9
Temp °C
20
19
17
21
21
19
21
20
18
16
15
15
17
17
13
17
17
13
17
17
14
19
18
17
19
20
19
20
19
17
13
11
12
12
12
9
13
13
9
13
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.6
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
2.5
S
10
2
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
111
310
560
618
761
692
542
488
354
378
1183
1214
672
575
1384
683
540
356
197
158
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
15
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
41
3
3
1
4
415
346
324
214
160
118
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
129
140
68
4
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
1.3
S
5
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
2
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
81
675
951
1402
1886
700
234
227
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
62
0
0
45
2
0
34
0
2
17
2
16
17
0
2
17
0
16
17
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
3
4
4
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
6
7
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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Information about the Durras North Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Durras North provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Durras North can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Durras North surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Durras North) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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