North Durras Reef surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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North Durras Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Durras Reef sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Durras Reef today?

The current surf forecast for North Durras Reef at 9AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
2.1
S
7
2.4
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
676
663
745
802
705
705
667
667
582
582
572
541
458
441
377
464
388
320
306
380
502
929
1666
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM0.97m
10:26PM1.39m
11:28AM0.93m
11:09PM1.34m
12:20PM0.91m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.25m
3:55PM0.51m
5:26AM0.29m
4:35PM0.55m
6:14AM0.33m
5:22PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:10
5:09
5:09
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
18
21
19
17
16
14
13
13
17
20
20
17
13
14
13
14
15
15
12
12
11
12
10
10
14
18
16
16
15
12
11
11
16
17
17
14
9
10
9
10
10
8
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
731
676
663
745
802
705
705
667
667
582
582
572
541
458
441
377
464
388
320
306
255
209
131
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
14
82
70
35
24
24
10
6
2
2
5
4
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
24
23
23
16
4
14
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.6
NE
3
1.2
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
2.1
S
7
2.4
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
S
9
Energy kJ
14
14
9
3
221
128
8
62
42
3
5
5
8
380
502
929
1666
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
17
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
144
34
0
0
0
0
3
3
39
39
528
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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