Burleigh Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
21.5° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
129
86
59
67
79
69
163
160
157
157
78
145
66
66
65
143
128
88
86
90
130
123
116
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:06AM1.00m
8:30PM1.64m
8:44AM1.01m
9:06PM1.66m
9:22AM1.02m
9:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.24m
1:46PM0.18m
3:12AM0.21m
2:23PM0.17m
3:48AM0.19m
3:00PM0.19m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
16
17
15
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
20
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
132
129
86
56
67
79
69
163
160
157
157
78
145
50
50
49
143
128
88
32
36
130
123
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
NE
5
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
44
42
63
59
47
45
43
28
17
13
8
66
10
66
66
65
4
5
27
86
90
32
54
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
25
7
22
6
6
6
2
5
2
10
5
7
2
5
5
1
23
27
34
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
N
3
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
23
21
41
49
34
28
28
13
11
3
38
3
39
27
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
3
12
49
12
12
7
0
0
0
0
0
12
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
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Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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