Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
79
82
163
160
137
157
78
120
66
66
146
143
143
88
86
90
130
125
116
114
88
109
100
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30PM1.64m
8:44AM1.01m
9:06PM1.66m
9:22AM1.02m
9:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.18m
3:12AM0.21m
2:23PM0.17m
3:48AM0.19m
3:00PM0.19m
4:23AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
17
17
16
18
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
19
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
67
79
82
163
160
137
157
78
120
50
50
146
143
143
88
35
52
46
125
116
93
122
109
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
NE
5
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.1
S
11
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
47
45
43
22
22
12
9
68
10
66
66
5
5
8
27
86
90
130
2
54
114
88
109
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
21
6
6
6
2
5
2
9
5
5
2
1
2
2
8
25
18
2
2
2
2
2
45
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NE
6
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
Energy kJ
42
27
27
10
13
11
16
19
21
3
43
9
9
8
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
1
1
Distance (km)
88
64
0
0
0
0
0
14
61
166
14
0
0
0
0
0
69
166
49
49
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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