Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
59
59
91
84
84
68
70
72
72
81
76
92
85
81
78
76
74
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM0.83m
4:14PM1.27m
4:29AM0.86m
5:09PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.59m
8:58AM0.44m
11:12PM0.50m
10:11AM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
18
16
14
14
13
14
16
16
15
16
15
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