Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | N 5 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 19 | SSE 20 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 21 | 32 | 45 | 1 | 318 | 282 | 276 | 330 | 348 | 445 | 381 | 15 | 37 | 271 | 173 | 172 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.33m | 4:59AM0.96m | 5:10PM1.43m | 5:39AM1.06m | 5:48PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.38m | 11:51PM0.26m | 11:20AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | SE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 82 | 83 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 7 | S 16 | E 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 70 | 318 | 282 | 276 | 330 | 348 | 445 | 381 | 143 | 205 | 271 | 173 | 172 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 76 | 149 | 149 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
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