North Durras Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South New South Wales, Australia)

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North Durras Reef Surf Guide

North Durras Reef in Far South Australia is an exposed beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as left and right hand reef breaks.. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

North Durras Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	inconsistent	21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing North Durras Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at North Durras Reef occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf North Durras Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing North Durras Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 43% of the time in May while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

43%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive North Durras Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to North Durras Reef is Canberra Airport (CBR) in Australia, which is 108 km (67 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to North Durras Reef is Camden Airport (CDU), also in Australia, 182 km (113 miles) away.

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North Durras Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:02 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass

Tides at North Durras Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Depot Beach, 3 km from North Durras Reef.

Next High Water: 11:28am | 0.93m

Next Low Water: 05:26am | 0.29m

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North Durras Reef Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.5 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite