Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.5°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
130
138
154
97
91
117
115
88
89
91
108
60
84
87
167
204
197
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
N
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM1.56m
6:45AM1.08m
7:03PM1.64m
7:19AM1.15m
7:35PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.22m
12:29PM0.17m
1:37AM0.14m
1:06PM0.11m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
22
21
19
18
16
16
18
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
19
19
19
17
18
18
19
22
22
17
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
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