North Durras Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.64° S 150.31° E

Issued: 9 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Durras Reef sea temperature is

16.8° C

North Durras Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at North Durras Reef today (16 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Durras Reef at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (16 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (16 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

Table - waves today at North Durras Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 16						Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	77	116	146	108	94	117	85	76	73	50	49	33	34	39	57	55	55	35	41	60	53	49
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	W	SW	WSW	NE	WNW	SW	SSE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide			10:46AM1.31m				10:52PM1.33m				11:28AM1.31m				11:37PM1.18m				12:11PM1.29m
Low Tide	4:33AM0.13m				4:46PM0.30m				5:09AM0.23m				5:39PM0.36m				5:44AM0.33m				6:36PM0.42m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	10	11	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	SE 6
kJ	77	82	66	55	94	117	85	76	73	50	49	29	34	34	57	39	28	29	28	27	31	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 8	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	73	116	146	108	10	33	25	26	33	21	30	33	8	9	8	55	55	35	31	30	53	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 18	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 12	S 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 14	ESE 13	S 10	S 10
kJ	9	10	10	11	25	10	10	10	10	10	10	24	11	8	9	8	9	8	41	60	29	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	E 6	NE 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	39	39	—	—	—	—	34	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	62	515	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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