Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
97
117
139
198
72
79
81
81
79
80
74
73
73
73
286
69
142
272
411
387
277
237
120
105
92
59
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
20
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16PM0.89m
11:33AM1.40m
00:17AM0.87m
12:24PM1.36m
1:26AM0.88m
1:18PM1.34m
2:32AM0.94m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.40m
6:34PM0.35m
5:33AM0.47m
7:30PM0.34m
6:35AM0.52m
8:24PM0.30m
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Temp °C
21
21
22
26
28
24
21
20
20
20
22
24
24
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
20
19
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
25
26
23
21
20
20
21
24
24
24
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
20
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