Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 6 | SSE 9 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 9 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 62 | 98 | 104 | 97 | 39 | 66 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 82 | 154 | 111 | 141 | 24 | 48 | 51 | 109 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.58m | 9:40PM0.98m | 10:03AM1.52m | 10:25PM0.93m | 10:46AM1.46m | 11:16PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.21m | 4:05PM0.26m | 3:17AM0.27m | 4:50PM0.31m | 3:57AM0.33m | 5:39PM0.34m | 4:41AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 86 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 24 | 67 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 25 | 56 | 75 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 10 | SSE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 11 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 91 | 83 | 50 | 62 | 98 | 104 | 97 | — | 66 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 82 | 154 | 111 | 141 | 8 | 48 | 51 | 109 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 317 | 231 | 151 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 188 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
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