Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.7° 

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
77
78
84
57
49
57
22
33
33
580
1196
1217
1018
935
897
774
539
403
261
297
306
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
W
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:08AM1.58m
9:16PM1.14m
9:45AM1.52m
9:55PM1.04m
10:26AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.23m
3:08AM0.18m
4:16PM0.30m
3:42AM0.26m
5:04PM0.37m
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rain showers
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5:11
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5:09
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1
4
8
1
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1
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Temp °C
21
25
24
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
25
24
22
21
21
21
21
17
17
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
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