Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
730
687
599
510
439
301
325
456
418
396
347
292
258
208
148
142
117
98
96
59
56
55
54
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:24PM1.50m
4:33AM1.03m
5:26PM1.66m
5:42AM1.01m
6:23PM1.81m
6:42AM1.03m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.35m
10:33AM0.16m
00:16AM0.23m
11:31AM0.09m
1:15AM0.13m
12:27PM0.02m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
19
21
22
19
17
15
14
13
16
17
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
11
12
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
13
16
17
18
15
14
12
12
11
15
15
16
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