Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
E
10
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
50
55
71
67
42
40
32
55
80
83
80
110
123
17
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
30
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM1.01m
1:22PM1.39m
1:41AM0.90m
2:46PM1.44m
3:17AM0.88m
4:04PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.29m
8:17PM0.45m
7:34AM0.34m
9:55PM0.39m
9:01AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
24
24
22
20
19
18
18
18
21
23
22
20
20
20
21
20
28
28
29
21
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
22
22
21
22
21
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
17
24
26
27
18
17
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