Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
61
61
129
71
192
264
277
270
264
277
374
432
427
306
238
196
173
155
29
29
29
30
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07AM1.24m
8:30PM1.89m
8:50AM1.31m
9:09PM1.79m
9:33AM1.35m
9:46PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:26AM-0.00m
1:57PM-0.06m
3:03AM-0.01m
2:42PM-0.02m
3:37AM0.00m
3:26PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
19
18
16
14
16
15
15
18
19
18
16
15
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
12
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
12
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