Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.0°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
251
221
221
200
183
177
157
145
116
113
90
82
99
92
73
73
66
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36PM1.59m
9:02AM1.50m
9:10PM1.45m
9:40AM1.49m
9:44PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.01m
3:07PM0.12m
3:21AM0.06m
3:49PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
17
17
17
16
17
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