Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
2
S
6
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
162
162
132
125
104
106
111
71
69
314
524
639
581
545
612
608
516
415
351
287
249
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
S
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
0
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:28AM1.04m
4:43PM1.56m
5:20AM1.18m
5:31PM1.58m
6:04AM1.32m
6:14PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.29m
11:26PM0.14m
11:11AM0.21m
00:04AM0.08m
12:02PM0.16m
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Temp °C
19
22
24
22
20
19
21
19
20
22
21
19
18
17
17
15
15
19
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
19
22
22
20
19
19
21
19
19
17
16
13
13
13
13
11
11
15
13
15
15
16
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