Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
116
108
151
124
119
78
76
51
31
29
29
24
25
26
18
31
27
29
17
17
165
215
199
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09AM1.01m
7:34PM1.64m
7:46AM1.05m
8:07PM1.69m
8:21AM1.10m
8:39PM1.72m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.27m
12:51PM0.18m
2:12AM0.20m
1:29PM0.13m
2:44AM0.15m
2:04PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
19
22
21
18
17
15
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
17
17
18
17
15
15
14
18
20
19
17
14
12
11
10
13
14
13
11
11
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