Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
297
320
307
310
265
225
225
222
222
259
283
393
459
429
314
329
329
232
206
264
195
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01AM1.13m
4:57PM1.44m
5:39AM1.27m
5:39PM1.47m
6:15AM1.41m
6:20PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.37m
11:31PM0.13m
11:33AM0.27m
00:04AM0.06m
12:19PM0.18m
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 mm
6
8
12
5
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
19
19
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