Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

21.1°C

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Evening (08 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 8						Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	169	232	17	310	414	441	522	477	388	336	288	281	251	251	304	315	606	1529	1998	1599	1660	1426
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:34AM1.06m				5:58PM1.73m				6:22AM1.18m				6:43PM1.78m					7:05AM1.30m				7:23PM1.76m
Low Tide			11:20AM0.14m				00:40AM0.09m				12:12PM0.06m					1:16AM0.03m			12:59PM0.01m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	18	20	19	19	17	16	16	15	15	19	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	18	16	17	17	15	14	12	11	10	11	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 14	E 14	E 15	SE 23
kJ	169	20	14	12	18	15	15	14	388	336	288	281	251	251	37	63	14	14	4	4	4	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 15	E 15	E 15	S 23	S 23	E 15
kJ	24	16	17	16	10	5	5	5	14	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	4	4	4	11	11	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	E 7	ENE 6	N 10	—	E 16	NE 7	E 16	NE 6	NE 6	SE 13	ESE 13	NE 6	NE 6	S 21	E 15	—	—	E 15	E 15
kJ	16	—	—	4	4	2	—	5	2	5	2	2	7	16	1	1	8	4	—	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 9	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	232	150	310	414	441	522	477	—	—	—	—	—	—	304	315	606	1529	1998	1599	1660	1426
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	5	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	11	194	11	11	3	3	0	0	11	63	194	12	0	11	5	194	285	331	331	11	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1		2	2	1	1					2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8

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