Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3792 | 3097 | 2696 | 2378 | 2132 | 1944 | 1781 | 1422 | 1230 | 1088 | 809 | 690 | 601 | 442 | 521 | 432 | 297 | 484 | 258 | 263 | 351 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.22m | 00:22AM1.25m | 1:36PM1.22m | 1:09AM1.09m | 2:40PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.15m | 6:22PM0.47m | 6:54AM0.21m | 7:29PM0.58m | 7:39AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 68 | 58 | 55 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 8 | 18 | 809 | 690 | 601 | 198 | 521 | 432 | 297 | 484 | 258 | 263 | 351 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 57 | 58 | 33 | 57 | 185 | 201 | 64 | 200 | 166 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3792 | 3097 | 2696 | 2378 | 2132 | 1944 | 1781 | 1422 | 1230 | 1088 | — | — | — | 442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 331 | 285 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 63 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 |
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