Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
55
50
49
44
83
90
91
144
139
28
28
33
28
28
28
27
33
56
51
48
42
71
105
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:16PM1.17m
12:08PM1.40m
00:17AM1.01m
1:22PM1.39m
1:41AM0.90m
2:46PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.22m
6:39PM0.42m
6:20AM0.29m
8:17PM0.45m
7:34AM0.34m
9:55PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
23
27
25
21
21
20
21
21
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
19
22
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
16
15
14
19
23
21
19
20
19
20
19
22
21
22
21
20
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
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