Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 336 | 288 | 281 | 251 | 217 | 217 | 328 | 522 | 1186 | 1585 | 1569 | 1395 | 1157 | 997 | 975 | 969 | 750 | 634 | 634 | 573 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.18m | 6:43PM1.78m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:23PM1.76m | 7:45AM1.40m | 8:01PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.06m | 1:16AM0.03m | 12:59PM0.01m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:43PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 23 | E 9 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 388 | 336 | 288 | 281 | 251 | 217 | 217 | 63 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 23 | E 15 | SE 23 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 16 | S 22 | NE 15 | S 21 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | NE 6 | S 21 | E 15 | S 24 | S 23 | — | NE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | N 16 | N 16 | — | NE 15 | S 22 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 328 | 522 | 1186 | 1585 | 1569 | 1395 | 1157 | 997 | 975 | 969 | 750 | 634 | 634 | 573 | 489 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 12 | 166 | 149 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 194 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 149 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
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