Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
4
S
9
5
SSE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
9
4
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
819
832
941
1298
1371
1190
1220
1367
1641
2463
2153
4880
4074
2926
2566
2352
2151
2039
2039
1860
1884
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:02AM1.19m
10:21PM1.78m
10:51AM1.21m
11:01PM1.61m
11:42AM1.22m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.02m
3:47PM0.05m
4:58AM0.05m
4:35PM0.18m
5:36AM0.10m
5:26PM0.32m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
15
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