Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.7°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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
171
176
187
180
176
208
173
229
243
249
294
355
365
341
367
394
341
326
338
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23PM1.59m
6:48AM1.28m
6:57PM1.62m
7:21AM1.39m
7:32PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.20m
00:52AM0.09m
12:41PM0.13m
1:22AM0.03m
1:22PM0.08m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
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