Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
491
333
274
299
305
349
363
373
373
302
433
416
388
281
287
190
159
92
88
62
45
65
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:09AM1.19m
10:16PM1.60m
10:51AM1.22m
10:53PM1.48m
11:38AM1.25m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.09m
3:54PM0.20m
4:51AM0.10m
4:38PM0.27m
5:26AM0.14m
5:30PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
15
13
13
12
15
17
17
16
16
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