Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.1°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
102
104
68
68
66
41
32
26
19
39
37
70
64
30
29
28
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:50AM0.82m
3:29PM1.25m
4:08AM0.88m
4:26PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.53m
8:20AM0.50m
10:31PM0.45m
9:38AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
22
23
22
19
18
18
17
18
23
24
22
19
19
Feels °C
19
20
18
18
18
21
21
20
18
17
17
15
16
21
21
21
19
19
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