Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.6° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
2.3
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
244
236
341
319
244
235
194
188
149
446
853
1292
1302
1162
1060
1127
1223
1331
1465
1447
1372
1361
1527
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
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-off
High Tide
10:42AM1.03m
10:49PM1.60m
11:26AM1.05m
11:27PM1.54m
12:16PM1.09m
00:10AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.27m
5:36AM0.16m
4:57PM0.33m
6:14AM0.16m
5:48PM0.40m
6:56AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<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>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.5
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
215
244
236
341
319
244
235
194
188
149
126
8
65
191
75
195
141
135
131
125
121
83
85
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.6
S
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.8
S
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
10
10
6
50
4
4
4
11
3
3
9
209
63
105
96
3
3
3
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
ESE
14
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
10
6
7
10
4
4
3
6
8
107
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
116
155
188
73
137
59
72
91
105
194
446
853
1292
1302
1162
1060
1127
1223
1331
1465
1447
1372
1361
1527
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
12
12
5
0
0
0
11
11
12
5
5
11
149
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
9
2
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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