Burleigh Heads Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Burleigh Heads

Issued: 9 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
22.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
28
28
28
52
99
198
1567
917
898
923
1004
904
811
710
659
631
542
488
427
396
404
418
150
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:11AM0.93m
11:21PM1.51m
12:03PM0.93m
00:05AM1.48m
1:00PM0.96m
00:52AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.26m
4:37PM0.35m
6:18AM0.25m
5:23PM0.40m
7:04AM0.23m
6:18PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
19
19
16
14
13
13
14
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
16
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
9
10
14
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
15
14
13
13
14
12
12
13
15
14
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
9
2
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
46
28
28
28
52
99
198
742
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
6
3
6
21
29
29
29
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
10
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
20
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
4
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
16
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
2.5
S
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
15
10
5
4
3
2
1
1567
917
898
923
1004
904
811
710
659
631
542
488
427
396
404
418
150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
16
218
81
26
0
0
0
0
0
5
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
5
11
0
0
12
11
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
6
7
8
8
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
5
4
7
7
7
7
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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