Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
118
118
118
118
118
191
286
349
347
421
512
502
508
528
539
550
529
445
383
367
307
240
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:23AM0.90m
1:12PM1.48m
1:54AM0.87m
2:33PM1.48m
3:21AM0.92m
3:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.33m
8:23PM0.36m
7:27AM0.37m
9:42PM0.31m
8:57AM0.35m
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Temp °C
17
16
17
19
20
20
19
18
19
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
19
18
19
17
18
17
17
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
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