Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

20.8° C

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	ESE 10	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	142	142	98	96	90	56	55	54	50	35	33	21	24	20	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	363
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	NNE	NE	NE	N	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:23PM1.81m				6:42AM1.03m					7:17PM1.92m				7:36AM1.07m				8:07PM1.98m				8:26AM1.12m
Low Tide				1:15AM0.13m			12:27PM0.02m					2:06AM0.05m				1:19PM-0.03m				2:53AM0.01m				2:10PM-0.06m


	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	17	15	14	14	16	18	18	17	16	15	14	15	17	20	18	16	15	15	14	14	16	18	16
Feels °C	16	14	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	13	12	11	12	15	19	15	14	13	13	11	12	11	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 10
kJ	142	142	98	96	90	56	55	54	50	35	33	21	24	13	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	S 5	SE 7	S 8	SE 7	N 10	NE 10	E 9
kJ	25	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	19	17	17	17	10	20	10	10	5	2	2	5	2	2	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	—	—	N 10	S 3	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 5	ESE 7	S 8	SE 7	N 10	NE 10	E 10	—
kJ	3	1	1	—	—	2	1	5	6	20	20	10	10	9	5	5	2	5	1	2	2	4	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	NNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	SE 2	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 5	S 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 6
kJ	3	3	1	1	—	33	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	4	13	52	134	363
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island QLD - Gold Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Coolum Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	166	0	0	0	13	13	177	193	343	347	347	399	69	285	272	399	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast	Akkorokamui	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Snapper Rocks	Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island		Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Tallebudgera	Duranbah	Duranbah											Kirra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1											1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	9	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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