Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

21.1°C

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	N 4	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	111	80	86	88	92	69	65	65	47	47	47	46	47	32	31	26	28	26	27	23	605	1006	1346	1872
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:40AM1.49m				9:44PM1.30m					10:19AM1.44m				10:19PM1.16m				11:01AM1.37m
Low Tide		3:21AM0.06m				3:49PM0.22m				3:51AM0.13m					4:32PM0.33m				4:23AM0.22m				5:21PM0.43m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	18	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	21	20	18	17	17	16	18	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	13	15	17	19	18	17	17	17	16	15	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	111	80	86	88	92	32	42	43	43	33	33	24	24	17	18	26	24	26	27	23	13	7	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NNE 5	N 5	E 14	E 13	—	—	—
kJ	30	31	31	31	30	69	65	65	47	47	47	46	47	32	31	16	16	13	15	4	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 12	E 10	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SSE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	—	—	—
kJ	8	2	8	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	16	5	5	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NW 4	S 3	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	24	20	28	17	10	177	605	1006	1346	1872
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	12	12	0	0	0	12	12	12	193	17	0	0	0	17	166	166	166	49	49	0	160	193	1377	1377
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks	Snapper Rocks			Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera							Burleigh Heads
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1							1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5

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