Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 394 | 402 | 402 | 418 | 392 | 400 | 396 | 407 | 338 | 415 | 366 | 366 | 297 | 286 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.92m | 10:26AM1.06m | 10:50PM1.82m | 11:22AM1.07m | 11:38PM1.68m | 12:21PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.06m | 4:03PM0.08m | 5:38AM0.09m | 4:57PM0.19m | 6:25AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 423 | 394 | 402 | 402 | 418 | 392 | 400 | 396 | 407 | 338 | 415 | 366 | 366 | 297 | 286 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 9 | N 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 147 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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