Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
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
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
86
89
72
74
93
100
85
94
119
119
116
133
137
172
146
133
203
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:09PM1.36m
5:26AM0.92m
5:52PM1.46m
6:08AM1.00m
6:29PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.40m
11:06AM0.33m
00:34AM0.31m
11:50AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
19
19
20
18
17
18
21
20
20
19
19
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