Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
2
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
14
20
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
314
753
1156
1108
1667
1819
1774
1974
1771
1563
1446
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.07m
8:07PM1.98m
8:26AM1.12m
8:54PM1.98m
9:14AM1.16m
9:39PM1.90m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.05m
1:19PM-0.03m
2:53AM0.01m
2:10PM-0.06m
3:37AM0.00m
2:58PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
20
19
17
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
13
13
12
12
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
14
18
17
15
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
8
9
7
7
10
11
12
11
11
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