Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.3° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)--
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2128
2157
1775
1483
1363
1254
1176
1060
1070
928
815
772
733
748
804
1307
770
730
652
540
457
392
295
378
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM1.20m
3:19PM1.35m
3:17AM1.09m
4:24PM1.50m
4:33AM1.03m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.48m
8:35AM0.20m
9:42PM0.45m
9:32AM0.19m
11:06PM0.35m
10:33AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
16
18
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
15
16
15
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