Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
N
6
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
73
73
173
229
234
229
225
189
185
150
146
150
150
119
146
167
214
119
94
96
99
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:13PM1.52m
4:32AM0.94m
5:18PM1.66m
5:39AM0.99m
6:14PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.26m
11:11PM0.34m
10:21AM0.21m
00:13AM0.22m
11:25AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
20
20
18
15
13
Feels °C
11
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
17
15
11
10
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