North Durras Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.64° S 150.31° E

Issued: 9 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Durras Reef sea temperature is

17.3° 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 (19 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Durras Reef at 4PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	6s
Evening (19 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 19						Thursday 20								Friday 21
	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	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	55	69	87	255	206	141	106	93	62	53	43	46	51	51	37	39	51	55	55	77	63	33
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	ESE	NNE	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			12:59PM1.27m					1:25AM0.93m				1:53PM1.24m				2:37AM0.86m				2:54PM1.24m
Low Tide	6:21AM0.42m					7:40PM0.46m				7:04AM0.50m				8:53PM0.48m				7:57AM0.56m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	19	19	20	18	17	16	17	15	18	19	18	17	15
Feels °C	10	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	16	16	17	15	15	13	14	12	15	17	15	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	S 4	NE 7	NE 6
kJ	16	39	33	31	29	32	31	93	62	53	43	46	51	51	37	39	51	55	55	1	63	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 7	S 8	S 8	SE 14	E 11	E 11	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	W 3	SE 10	S 4	—
kJ	25	28	5	5	8	2	2	18	13	13	14	6	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	4	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	SE 15	SE 14	S 14	S 14	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	SE 12	—	S 12	S 10	—
kJ	55	53	2	8	8	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	6	—	3	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	—	NE 7	—	S 4
kJ	37	69	87	255	206	141	106	141	2	4	2	2	5	3	7	8	6	3	—	77	—	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	152	279	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	7

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