Surf spot

Durras Beach

Forecast conditions and map view for Durras Beach in Australia, NSW, Far South. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: Australia, NSW, Far South
Coordinates: -35.6417, 150.3050

Metric
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Wave height (m)	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1	1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.8	2.1	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.2	1	1	0.9	0.8	0.7
Wave direction	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE
Wave period (s)	9.2	8.9	9.3	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.4	9.3	9.2	7.8	5.8	6.1	4.7	4.5	4.7	5	4.4	4.5	4.8	5.6	6.5	6.2	6.7	7	7.2	7.8	7.7	8.7	8.6	8.2	7.8	7.7	7.3	7.1	7	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.6	7.2	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.1
Wave energy (kJ)	361	279	335	389	419	382	311	266	233	225	203	205	197	179	163	148	132	121	107	67	35	39	33	28	27	27	30	29	24	26	246	222	224	235	295	175	192	501	657	775	666	627	479	364	299	252	233	211	207	186	134	111	93	77	66	52
Wind speed (km/h)	5.9	6.1	4.6	7.6	15.9	13.8	6	5.6	4.9	5.4	5.3	5.9	9.8	10.5	7.5	9.4	8	8.2	8.4	10.7	13	12.7	4.7	4.1	7.9	9.3	4.6	6.4	12.3	17.7	22	12.1	10.4	10.9	11.5	24.2	23.5	24.2	22.7	17.3	7.1	6.5	6	10.4	9.7	10.2	1.6	7.5	6.6	6.2	4.6	6.6	14.3	12.7	2.6	6.5
Wind direction	NWOffshore	NWOffshore	NWGlassy	ENECross-on	EOnshore	NECross-on	NNECross	WNWOffshore	NWGlassy	NWCross-off	NNWCross-off	NCross	NCross	NNWCross-off	NNECross	NNWCross-off	NNWCross-off	NNWCross-off	NNWCross-off	NNWCross-off	NWOffshore	NWCross-off	NGlassy	NWGlassy	SWCross-off	SSWCross	SWGlassy	SSECross-on	SSECross-on	SCross-on	SCross-on	SSWCross	SWCross	SWCross-off	SWCross-off	SCross-on	SCross-on	SCross-on	SCross-on	SSWCross	WSWCross-off	SWCross-off	WSWCross-off	SSECross-on	SEOnshore	EOnshore	WNWGlassy	NWOffshore	NWOffshore	NWOffshore	NWGlassy	ECross-on	ESEOnshore	ENECross-on	SEGlassy	WSWCross-off

Durras Beach is a scenic surf spot on the Far South Coast of New South Wales, near South Durras/Batemans Bay. It’s a long, exposed beach break set in a quiet coastal area backed by bushland and national park, giving it a more remote feel than many NSW beaches.

Surf characteristics

Type: Beach break
Best for: Learners to intermediate surfers, depending on the day
Wave quality: Can offer clean, peelers on the right swell and sand setup, but it’s often inconsistent
Best conditions: Usually works best with easterly to southeasterly swells and light offshore winds from the west/northwest
Hazards: Can have strong rips, shifting banks, and dumpy shorebreak on larger swells

Beach vibe

Generally less crowded than well-known metro surf beaches
Beautiful natural setting with bush, dunes, and clear water
Conditions can change quickly because it’s an open coast beach exposed to swell and wind

Good to know

Surf quality is heavily dependent on sand movement
On smaller, cleaner days it can be a fun, user-friendly beach break
On bigger swells it can become powerful and challenging