Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 262 | 268 | 268 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 212 | 229 | 202 | 190 | 373 | 487 | 464 | 532 | 516 | 481 | 414 | 368 | 156 | 123 | 125 | 85 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.49m | 8:09PM1.54m | 8:34AM1.57m | 8:47PM1.44m | 9:14AM1.61m | 9:29PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.01m | 2:03PM0.06m | 2:23AM0.01m | 2:48PM0.07m | 2:55AM0.03m | 3:35PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 291 | 262 | 268 | 268 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 212 | 207 | 146 | 190 | 160 | 160 | 128 | 103 | 92 | 73 | 107 | 105 | 120 | 107 | 94 | 85 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | S 7 | E 14 | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 202 | 103 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 103 | 76 | 71 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | S 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 169 | 229 | — | — | 373 | 487 | 464 | 532 | 516 | 481 | 414 | 368 | 156 | 123 | 125 | 79 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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