Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 157 | 263 | 253 | 185 | 177 | 146 | 143 | 113 | 119 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 63 | 43 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 85 | 94 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.03m | 10:44AM1.71m | 11:13PM0.95m | 11:47AM1.63m | 00:27AM0.91m | 12:56PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.15m | 5:40PM0.20m | 4:48AM0.23m | 6:51PM0.25m | 5:56AM0.32m | 8:03PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 113 | 157 | 263 | 253 | 185 | 177 | 146 | 143 | 113 | 119 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 63 | 43 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 11 | 66 | 66 | 99 | 63 | 61 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 67 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 48 | 85 | 94 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 515 | 846 | 834 | 271 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 317 | 374 | 5 | 49 |
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