Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
100
83
83
79
77
79
83
83
89
85
81
78
78
78
97
94
131
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
0
SE
5
SW
0
SSW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15PM1.16m
10:52AM1.57m
11:10PM1.01m
11:55AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.19m
4:11AM0.16m
5:33PM0.28m
4:59AM0.25m
6:52PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
16
15
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
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