Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.3° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1811
1702
1769
1576
1609
1559
1676
1900
2124
2473
3298
2894
2845
2513
2171
2132
2090
2120
1744
1365
1338
1199
1071
986
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:10AM1.44m
1:12PM1.14m
1:02AM1.32m
2:14PM1.23m
2:04AM1.20m
3:19PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.40m
6:56AM0.17m
6:52PM0.46m
7:42AM0.19m
8:12PM0.48m
8:35AM0.20m
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clear
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<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>
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
13
1
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
2.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
2.3
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
Energy kJ
127
131
86
107
83
82
14
51
25
33
295
457
822
1365
350
1199
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
8
8
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
1811
1702
1769
1576
1609
1559
1676
1900
2124
2473
3298
2894
2845
2513
2171
2132
2090
2120
1744
1338
1071
986
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
Distance (km)
781
5
5
5
5
5
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
149
11
5
5
3
0
0
5
11
11
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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