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North Durras Reef surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 23 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
21.1° 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 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)99999988891011111111111314131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456415415343295288239190194203310379486495536536863889101810029729437511289
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.22
12:42PM
1.31
1:37AM
1.26
1:36PM
1.20
2:30AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.16
6:38AM
0.41
7:11PM
0.21
7:40AM
0.43
7:55PM
0.27
8:52AM
0.42
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-
Sunset--8:13-------8:13-------8:12-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171715162223232119181721323425221920191920
Feels °C (?)161516161614152021212120191621313424211818171718
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