Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

20.6°C

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (29 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 29								Sunday 30								Monday 31
	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)	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	E 9	SSE 18	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	286	352	331	339	339	363	378	378	35	341	385	383	400	482	443	185	155	136	315	23	32	306	257	23
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:26AM1.30m				8:39PM1.68m				9:01AM1.35m				9:12PM1.60m				9:39AM1.40m				9:48PM1.49m
Low Tide		2:35AM0.05m				2:19PM0.07m				3:05AM0.03m				2:58PM0.10m				3:35AM0.05m				3:40PM0.15m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	19	19	19	17	16	16	15	16	19	19	19	17	15	16	17	16	19	19	19	18	16
Feels °C	14	15	14	17	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	16	15	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	286	51	51	52	54	54	52	36	35	34	35	36	46	42	41	40	39	38	24	23	22	22	22	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	E 11	E 11
kJ	35	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	15	32	31	10	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	NE 6	N 15	NE 15	—	—	NE 12	S 18	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	S 21	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	SSE 18	S 17
kJ	2	5	2	2	2	—	—	—	2	4	8	—	—	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	31	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 6
kJ	31	352	331	339	339	363	378	378	149	341	385	383	400	482	443	185	155	136	315	151	184	306	257	119
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	12	12	7	0	11	5	11	11	12	12	11	0	0	0	0	12	12	12	7	0
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