Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
252
225
225
232
200
247
271
328
407
471
379
301
270
215
275
398
506
537
521
478
530
530
530
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM1.35m
9:46PM1.65m
10:16AM1.36m
10:21PM1.48m
11:00AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.00m
3:26PM0.07m
4:10AM0.04m
4:10PM0.20m
4:43AM0.10m
4:56PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
18
19
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
19
16
17
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
10
13
14
15
13
13
11
12
12
14
12
13
13
12
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