Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
337
324
324
374
352
283
245
196
250
209
196
166
166
166
163
166
176
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:45PM1.32m
4:40AM0.88m
5:36PM1.39m
5:41AM0.91m
6:19PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.52m
10:33AM0.34m
00:23AM0.43m
11:26AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
14
14
15
16
14
12
11
10
14
15
15
14
13
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