Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Burleigh Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
20.8° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
209
209
205
169
169
166
166
173
180
173
169
154
180
176
141
108
83
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36PM1.39m
5:41AM0.91m
6:19PM1.48m
6:29AM0.96m
6:58PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.43m
11:26AM0.30m
1:03AM0.34m
12:11PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
13
12
11
10
13
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
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