Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
158
140
114
76
59
51
43
36
74
82
68
68
68
70
72
74
101
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:30AM0.88m
3:04PM1.21m
3:06AM0.83m
4:14PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.62m
7:39AM0.42m
10:02PM0.59m
8:58AM0.44m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
18
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
18
18
18
18
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