
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
699 | 632 | 617 | 541 | 473 | 434 | 388 | 354 | 308 | 296 | 251 | 203 | 183 | 115 | 141 | 115 | 174 | 156 | 169 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:01PM1.70m | 8:24AM1.47m | 8:36PM1.59m | 9:02AM1.50m | 9:10PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.01m | 2:21AM-0.01m | 2:25PM0.05m | 2:52AM0.01m | 3:07PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | S 20 | SE 8 | SSE 20 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 20 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 296 | 38 | 203 | 36 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 15 | 156 | 169 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 15 | NE 16 | S 20 | E 12 | NE 15 | SSE 20 | E 13 | SSE 19 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | E 11 | SSE 19 | E 11 | SE 18 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | S 22 | NE 15 | — | S 20 | NE 16 | S 20 | E 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | E 11 | NE 13 | E 9 |
— | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 |
699 | 632 | 617 | 541 | 473 | 434 | 388 | 354 | 308 | — | 251 | — | 183 | 115 | 141 | 115 | 174 | — | — | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
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