Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
557
541
525
488
367
393
617
496
441
425
377
334
246
255
303
356
345
266
178
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:47AM1.30m
11:34PM1.13m
12:41PM1.25m
00:21AM0.99m
1:48PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.46m
5:53AM0.26m
6:51PM0.57m
6:38AM0.35m
8:20PM0.62m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
17
16
15
16
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
15
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
15
13
12
13
15
14
15
13
12
11
12
13
16
16
16
17
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