Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 327 | 433 | 416 | 348 | 281 | 287 | 190 | 159 | 92 | 88 | 62 | 45 | 65 | 130 | 149 | 198 | 190 | 168 | 98 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.22m | 10:53PM1.48m | 11:38AM1.25m | 11:37PM1.34m | 12:33PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.10m | 4:38PM0.27m | 5:26AM0.14m | 5:30PM0.36m | 6:06AM0.18m | 6:37PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 290 | 327 | 433 | 416 | 348 | 281 | 287 | 190 | 159 | 92 | 88 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 130 | 149 | 198 | 190 | 168 | 98 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 227 | 184 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 65 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 8 | E 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 48 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 166 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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