North Durras Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.64° S 150.31° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's North Durras Reef sea temperature is

17.1° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Durras Reef at 2PM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	20s
Evening (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	ENE 8	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	45	27	24	30	29	58	55	66	142	605	749	673	661	625	637	627	560	560	560	700	489	622
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SE	ESE	SSW	W	W	W	W	NW	ENE	ENE	N	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	ENE	NE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide			11:29AM1.21m				11:22PM1.45m				12:16PM1.23m				00:11AM1.29m					1:05PM1.24m
Low Tide	5:17AM0.06m				5:09PM0.36m				5:58AM0.15m				6:07PM0.41m				6:38AM0.25m					7:10PM0.46m


	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	11	15	13	13	12	11	11	10	11	17	17	15	13
Feels °C	10	11	13	13	13	11	9	8	8	9	12	11	12	11	9	8	7	8	14	14	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	S 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	45	27	17	20	29	29	41	66	80	605	749	673	661	625	637	627	560	560	560	84	489	622
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 18	NE 12	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SE 14	S 11	S 11
kJ	17	17	24	23	22	11	11	54	142	127	87	84	116	105	103	138	100	97	87	33	57	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 17	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	9	8	8	30	29	58	55	10	93	11	27	26	41	40	39	38	36	35	33	33	32	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NE 3	ENE 11	NE 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	700	53	47
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	1	120	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	32	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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