Duranbah (D-Bah) surf forecast
Tweed Heads · New South Wales · Australia
Today at Duranbah (D-Bah): best around 07:00, 0.6 m at 6 s with cross-offshore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor–fair for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Duranbah (D-Bah) surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 0.6 m · 6 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 11:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 18:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 07:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 19:00 | 1.0 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 5 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
D-Bah sits between Point Danger and the Tweed River's north wall: New South Wales, though it surfs as part of the Gold Coast. Refraction off the wall wedges any swell from NE to S into hollow peaks, best from the east with a west wind, at any tide. It closes out often, and the lineup fills up when the points are flat.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces NNE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- E, SE, SSE, NE
- Best wind
- W, WSW (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- March-August
- Typical size
- 0.5-2.5 m
- Crowd
- high
- Hazards
- Big local crew on the main peak; Sharks: incidents on both sides of the Tweed River mouth; Rips beside the Tweed River north wall; Frequent close-outs
Duranbah (D-Bah) surf cams
- Duranbah (Swellnet, free): Duranbah beach
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Gold Coast.
Nearby spots
- Kingscliff
- Casuarina Beach, Casuarina
- Cabarita Beach
- Pottsville Beach, Pottsville
- Wategos Beach, Byron Bay
- The Pass, Byron Bay
Questions
Is Duranbah (D-Bah) good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (big local crew on the main peak; sharks: incidents on both sides of the tweed river mouth). Beginners nearby can try Wategos Beach, Byron Bay.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Duranbah (D-Bah)?
E, SE, SSE, NE swell, W, WSW wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.5-2.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Duranbah (D-Bah) are in the Surf Spoting app.