North Durras Reef surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at North Durras Reef today?

The current surf forecast for North Durras Reef at 2AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111111111789999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55086710088998837987839499598708707858536936086198361080777586499412380336
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
30
S
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.09
10:37AM
1.55
11:26PM
1.13
11:15AM
1.50
12:06AM
1.17
11:56AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
0.37
5:21PM
0.12
4:57AM
0.38
5:55PM
0.13
5:44AM
0.39
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset8:15-------8:14-------8:14-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C191818161721212119171716171618181817151415181919
Feels °C (?)191819171720192019171716151417121112121213161615
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