North Durras Reef surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.3
S
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)771099977771171066699988766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)624430855855771189179211145168494941215207100138925135
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
15
S
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.45
6:39AM
1.12
6:33PM
1.46
7:16AM
1.19
7:15PM
1.45
7:49AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.18
12:15PM
0.38
1:10AM
0.17
1:01PM
0.33
1:42AM
0.17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:54-------5:52-------5:50-
Sunset-5:51-------5:52-------5:52------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151615131211111823211918171716171717131197815
Feels °C (?)13131210988151918161515141210131310863412
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Far South

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 33 km from North Durras Reef has fallen light (light winds from the N at Moruya Heads). Waves should be turning clean at North Durras Reef. 0.8m 4s local chop from the NE with a 0.5m 6s windswell from the SE and a 0.4m 7s swell from the SSW as well as a 0.3m 9s swell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    North Durras Reef
  2. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 13 km from Mckenzies Beach has fallen light (light winds from the N at Moruya Heads). Waves should be turning clean at Mckenzies Beach. 0.8m 4s local chop from the E with a 0.5m 7s swell from the S and a 0.4m 8s swell from the ENE as well as a 0.2m 9s swell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Mckenzies Beach
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33 km away, 59 min ago

9 km/h
N
0.0
18.5
Air / Water (°C)
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