Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
1
N
5
1.6
NNE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
66
78
85
74
19
19
19
20
20
20
18
20
27
46
160
25
29
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:49AM0.93m
2:06PM1.50m
3:05AM1.02m
3:10PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.26m
7:17AM0.38m
9:08PM0.23m
8:41AM0.40m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
24
24
23
21
20
20
19
20
24
24
21
20
21
Feels °C
20
21
22
21
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
23
26
23
20
19
19
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