Surf Forecasts:
Burleigh Heads surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SSE swell with 431 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Burleigh Heads this week:
The surf forecast for Burleigh Heads over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Burleigh Heads in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Burleigh Heads over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. The next couple of weeks at Burleigh Heads (Gold Coast) are a mixed story. It’s mostly small early, then gets solid but windy. The standout is Saturday morning, 25 July: clean chest to head-high sets around 4-5ft from the SSE, 9-second period and a light offshore cross-wind. Moderate energy (682). That’s the cleanest window.
After that, the surf goes flat and small through the week with light onshore junk.
From around 30 July onward, the SSE swell ramps up to 7-8ft, with energy climbing into the strong range (over 1060). Those mornings are for the experts—cross-off wind and iffy tides. The Sunday morning, 2 August stands out: 6-7ft, 11-second groundswell from SSE, gentle cross-off breeze. Still heavy but cleaner.
The first week of August offers fun small glassy mornings, like Wednesday, 5 August (about 3ft, 10 sec, glassy). Then 6 August brings a massive 10-12ft SSE pulse with very strong energy (over 1600)—only for the brave, and the fresh cross-off won’t help.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 118 | 161 | 134 | 57 | 383 | 273 | 340 | 240 | 209 | 157 | 123 | 140 | 154 | 141 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM0.97m | 3:46PM1.26m | 3:25AM0.89m | 4:45PM1.32m | 4:40AM0.88m | 5:36PM1.39m | 5:41AM0.91m | 6:19PM1.48m | 6:29AM0.96m | 6:58PM1.56m | 7:09AM1.01m | 7:34PM1.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.32m | 10:24PM0.60m | 9:33AM0.35m | 11:34PM0.52m | 10:33AM0.34m | 00:23AM0.43m | 11:26AM0.30m | 1:03AM0.34m | 12:11PM0.24m | 1:39AM0.27m | 12:51PM0.18m | 2:12AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 118 | 161 | 134 | 57 | 53 | 83 | 138 | 240 | 209 | 157 | 123 | 140 | 154 | 141 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 179 | 113 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 169 | 78 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 69 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | ESE 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 35 | 178 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | 383 | 273 | 340 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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