Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.3°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
284
348
306
197
127
124
109
85
58
42
46
48
31
29
43
47
73
138
193
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:02PM1.42m
7:31AM1.68m
7:46PM1.35m
8:13AM1.76m
8:31PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.10m
1:10AM0.00m
1:54PM0.05m
1:46AM0.01m
2:44PM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:00
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4:58
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6:00
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6:00
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 mm
2
1
1
1
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1
3
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2
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Temp °C
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
23
27
26
25
20
19
19
19
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
20
21
20
24
27
27
27
19
19
19
19
22
22
21
20
20
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