Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
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)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
0.3
E
10
2
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
139
122
17
17
227
398
434
537
366
391
383
289
227
218
208
237
322
16
360
489
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM1.53m
4:35AM0.95m
5:06PM1.64m
5:34AM1.06m
5:58PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.32m
11:06PM0.29m
10:18AM0.24m
11:57PM0.18m
11:20AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
28
29
27
20
18
16
16
16
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
19
24
27
27
17
14
13
14
14
18
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
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