Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
2.4
SSE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
237
355
547
614
587
587
490
372
313
271
178
158
161
196
192
365
188
147
141
138
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:45AM1.52m
9:55PM1.04m
10:26AM1.44m
10:38PM0.95m
11:13AM1.36m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.30m
3:42AM0.26m
5:04PM0.37m
4:20AM0.35m
6:01PM0.44m
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rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:11
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5:09
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5:52
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5:52
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5:53
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1
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1
1
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
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