Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

20.7° C

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30						Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	31	31	17	17	176	173	176	394	51	45	33	23	272	280	260	261	226	233	464	266	319	329
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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	cross-off
High Tide		8:21AM1.10m				8:39PM1.72m				8:56AM1.13m				9:11PM1.72m				9:32AM1.16m				9:43PM1.68m
Low Tide				2:04PM0.11m				3:16AM0.11m				2:39PM0.12m				3:47AM0.09m				3:15PM0.15m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	19	17	16	15	15	14	14	16	18	17	15	15	16	13	13	16	15	16	16	17
Feels °C	11	13	15	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	12	13	9	9	12	11	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	E 13	ENE 8
kJ	31	31	23	24	23	19	31	29	51	45	33	23	15	14	13	13	12	7	4	2	12	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 7	ESE 13	ENE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 12	E 9	E 12
kJ	17	17	8	17	17	14	17	13	17	17	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	15	1	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 14	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 13	E 12	NE 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 9	E 18	E 18
kJ	2	17	17	17	4	15	18	17	3	3	17	17	16	17	16	15	15	14	15	2	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 10	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	11	19	39	98	176	173	176	394	126	139	122	167	272	280	260	261	226	233	464	266	319	329
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	118	0	117	12	12	0	0	0	0	11	12	149	12	5	0	51	5	11	11	11	11	12
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Rating (10 max)		1		1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1		1	1	2		1	1	1	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9

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