Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
366
366
286
231
231
231
231
188
188
188
149
149
149
143
138
104
102
141
139
100
72
72
71
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
0
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50PM1.82m
11:22AM1.07m
11:38PM1.68m
12:21PM1.09m
00:26AM1.52m
1:23PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.09m
4:57PM0.19m
6:25AM0.13m
5:55PM0.31m
7:12AM0.16m
6:59PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
19
22
22
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
14
16
17
18
16
16
17
16
16
18
20
21
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
332
366
366
286
231
231
231
231
188
188
188
149
149
149
143
138
104
102
141
139
100
72
72
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
NNE
5
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
18
17
16
16
8
8
6
5
10
11
8
8
39
7
7
23
15
13
5
6
11
11
11
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
4
4
3
11
2
2
7
6
8
5
9
7
7
7
6
14
6
3
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
5
8
9
10
21
27
26
31
54
70
50
37
31
31
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
49
156
49
49
0
0
0
0
5
14
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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