Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.7°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
253
294
308
373
359
385
341
333
338
291
256
268
268
228
239
251
217
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57PM1.62m
7:21AM1.39m
7:32PM1.60m
7:57AM1.49m
8:09PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.03m
1:22PM0.08m
1:52AM0.01m
2:03PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
19
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
19
19
19
18
16
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