North Durras Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.64° S 150.31° E

Issued: 9 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Durras Reef at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (20 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20						Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	67	56	49	56	63	54	56	59	63	67	55	54	52	40	32	24	14	13	13	5	7	49
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	NW	E	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide				1:53PM1.24m				2:37AM0.86m				2:54PM1.24m				3:56AM0.85m				3:56PM1.25m
Low Tide		7:04AM0.50m				8:53PM0.48m				7:57AM0.56m					10:06PM0.47m			9:03AM0.58m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	19	21	21	18	17	17	15	16	18	21	20	16	13	12	11	10	15	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	12	16	17	18	15	15	14	12	13	15	19	18	14	10	10	9	7	13	14	13	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	NE 6	ESE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 10
kJ	13	56	9	56	63	54	56	59	63	67	55	54	52	40	32	24	14	13	13	5	5	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 8	E 11	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	S 11	S 10	W 3	S 10	S 5	E 8	S 9	SSE 4	SE 4	S 8	S 5	S 5	S 10	NE 6
kJ	2	13	2	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	8	3	12	5	2	7	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	E 11	S 13	E 11	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 10	S 6	S 10	—	—	S 8	S 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	S 8	S 5	E 9
kJ	4	2	4	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	1	2	—	—	5	12	1	1	1	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNW 3	NE 6	NW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	ENE 3	—	S 3	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 3	E 3
kJ	67	1	49	1	4	5	3	6	7	3	—	2	—	7	11	—	—	—	—	2	1	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	61	167	494	572	626	90	77
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	5	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	9	5

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