Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
56
53
51
75
78
57
77
120
117
97
98
209
214
185
146
153
113
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:19PM1.14m
9:48AM1.77m
10:12PM1.03m
10:44AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.08m
4:35PM0.14m
3:53AM0.15m
5:40PM0.20m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
21
20
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17
17
18
20
20
20
20
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Feels °C
22
21
19
18
18
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18
18
18
16
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18
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19
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