Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.6
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
71
68
42
40
37
77
104
18
17
141
141
59
17
17
257
370
346
286
383
391
276
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:46PM1.44m
3:17AM0.88m
4:04PM1.53m
4:35AM0.95m
5:06PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.34m
9:55PM0.39m
9:01AM0.32m
11:06PM0.29m
10:18AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
23
22
20
20
19
21
21
28
29
30
20
18
16
16
17
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
20
21
21
20
20
18
19
19
24
27
28
16
15
13
14
16
18
17
17
17
18
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