Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
59
68
72
78
78
73
173
229
234
229
225
189
185
150
146
150
150
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM0.94m
4:13PM1.52m
4:32AM0.94m
5:18PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.45m
9:08AM0.26m
11:11PM0.34m
10:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
15
13
13
16
18
18
17
16
14
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
18
16
14
11
11
15
16
16
16
16
13
14
15
17
17
17
16
14
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