North Durras Reef surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
1.8
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)5788810101111111112111211111213131212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1024036368664071217115214391701132616462515202124951491137118182499245821812221219922131837
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
1.57
8:40AM
1.32
8:52PM
1.63
9:32AM
1.25
9:38PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.07
2:32PM
0.19
3:27AM
0.03
3:14PM
0.25
4:22AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-
Sunset-5:31-------5:30-------5:30------
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
142---------------------
Temp. °C17151414121091315161513111010131516151312121115
Feels °C (?)1412111297611121111977711121313111010913
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