Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
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
S
9
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
69
167
235
277
277
229
229
329
432
366
286
266
259
222
192
158
132
29
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30PM1.89m
8:50AM1.31m
9:09PM1.79m
9:33AM1.35m
9:46PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:57PM-0.06m
3:03AM-0.01m
2:42PM-0.02m
3:37AM0.00m
3:26PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
14
15
15
15
18
19
18
16
15
16
16
15
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
12
14
15
14
12
12
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