Surf forecast · Australia · Queensland
Surf forecast Burleigh Heads today
Waves, swell and wind at Burleigh Heads (Queensland, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Burleigh Heads surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 18–35 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 18–39 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑NE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 21–45 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 6 s ↑NE | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 24–49 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 14:00–17:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 6 s ↑NE | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 19–42 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑NE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑NE | 16–38 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑NE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑NE | 13–39 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑NE | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 10–29 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 8–18 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑ENE | 6–19 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 12–32 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑ENE | 13–34 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 16:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 8–15 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 9–31 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑SE | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 5–24 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑SE | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑SE | 12–36 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 05:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Burleigh Heads
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Burleigh Heads today?
- Fun: waves 1.5 m at 6 s from NE, swell 1.1 m · 7 s E (Sun 05:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Burleigh Heads?
- Wind 16 km/h from NNW: cross-shore for a beach facing ENE.
- When is the best time to surf Burleigh Heads today?
- 08:00–11:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Burleigh Heads?
- 21.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Surfers Paradise 10 km · Kirra 10 km · Snapper Rocks 11 km · Duranbah 14 km · Byron Bay 62 km · Point Lookout (Stradbroke) 73 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Burleigh Heads, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.