North Durras Reef surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 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
21.5° 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 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.7
S
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
9
2.3
S
10
1.6
S
9
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
505
476
659
385
377
370
370
326
295
469
756
1256
1263
1371
951
612
408
431
1178
386
1148
2915
2513
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM0.93m
11:09PM1.34m
12:20PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
1:18PM0.91m
00:49AM1.26m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.29m
4:35PM0.55m
6:14AM0.33m
5:22PM0.59m
7:06AM0.35m
6:18PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:09
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
Temp °C
13
17
20
21
17
14
13
13
14
12
14
15
12
11
9
7
8
16
21
20
17
15
14
13
11
15
16
17
13
11
9
9
10
6
6
7
5
5
5
3
3
11
16
14
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
6
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.8
S
11
1.9
S
9
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
11
Energy kJ
582
505
476
10
385
377
370
370
326
260
214
176
102
78
52
951
612
408
325
395
163
562
1280
1445
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.7
N
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
S
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
35
25
26
3
6
2
25
6
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
53
52
51
33
127
38
40
43
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
24
4
14
14
3
3
1
10
5
2
2
2
2
2
35
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.7
S
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.6
S
9
2.3
S
10
1.6
S
9
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
Energy kJ
659
42
32
7
5
14
295
469
756
1256
1263
1371
27
3
3
431
1178
386
1148
2915
2513
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
62
62
0
0
0
0
0
17
32
120
17
15
0
0
0
0
17
17
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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