Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

21.1° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	9s
Evening (18 Jul)	16ft (5.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1606	2045	2632	3565	4724	4964	4478	4724	4712	4576	3182	3872	3561	3354	3354	3047	3088	2715	2339	2162	1748	1529
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:51AM1.21m				11:01PM1.61m				11:42AM1.22m				11:41PM1.43m				12:37PM1.22m
Low Tide	4:58AM0.05m				4:35PM0.18m				5:36AM0.10m				5:26PM0.32m				6:14AM0.15m				6:22PM0.47m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	15	17	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	10	11	12	11	10	12	11	11	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	16	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 22	S 22	S 22	S 21	E 18	S 21	S 20	S 20	E 12	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	—	—	10	38	37	36	6	35	32	67	870	61	57	55	53	50	79	68	59	55	85	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 20	E 19	—	—	—	S 26	S 26	S 24	S 19	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 22	—	—	S 17	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	13	13	12	65	11	11	10	9	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	1606	2045	2632	3565	4724	4964	4478	4724	4712	4576	3182	3872	3561	3354	3354	3047	3088	2715	2339	2162	1748	1529
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2
Distance (km)	285	272	727	656	455	738	656	455	656	656	656	560	604	399	149	149	149	149	149	149	63	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast																						Kirra
Rating (10 max)																						2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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