Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 154 | 147 | 408 | 141 | 173 | 146 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 113 | 79 | 72 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.48m | 6:29AM0.96m | 6:58PM1.56m | 7:09AM1.01m | 7:34PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.34m | 12:11PM0.24m | 1:39AM0.27m | 12:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 173 | 146 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 113 | 79 | 51 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 72 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 6 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 408 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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