
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
222 | 235 | 243 | 253 | 266 | 316 | 324 | 358 | 341 | 341 | 326 | 330 | 291 | 262 | 275 | 275 | 268 | 239 | 251 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.62m | 7:21AM1.39m | 7:32PM1.60m | 7:57AM1.49m | 8:09PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.13m | 1:22AM0.03m | 1:22PM0.08m | 1:52AM0.01m | 2:03PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
222 | 235 | 29 | 253 | 266 | 316 | 324 | 358 | 341 | 341 | 326 | 330 | 291 | 262 | 275 | 275 | 268 | 239 | 251 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
29 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | N 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | S 10 | E 14 | E 14 |
6 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 144 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 639 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 160 | 194 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
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