Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s brewing for our stretch of coast.

The next week and a half is a bit of a mixed bag, but we’ve got a couple of ripper sessions coming if you’re patient. The early part of the window is small and ordinary, but the back half of the period builds into some serious size.

We start off with basically nothing to get excited about. Tuesday the 4th through to Saturday the 8th is mostly small, weak, and messy. The combined energy is low, sitting between 66 and 168 (moderate energy at best), with swell heights barely scratching 3 ft. Winds are all over the shop, often onshore or cross-shore, making for poor conditions. There’s a brief moment Thursday morning the 6th with clean glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft and period is a short 7 seconds. Not worth paddling out for.

Then, Sunday the 9th morning is where it gets interesting. The wind goes glassy, dead calm from the north at 3 mph, and we’ve got a clean 4 ft swell from the east with a 10-second period. The combined energy jumps to 315 (moderate energy). This is a solid, clean little morning session for the more experienced crew. The afternoon gets chopped out by a northerly breeze, so get in early.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are still clean but dropping back a touch, with 3 ft to 4 ft east swell and light offshore or glassy winds. The energy is moderate (165 to 198). Surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Now, the real standout is the second week. From Thursday the 13th onward, the south swell machine fires up. Thursday morning the 13th sees 8 ft from the south with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1031 (strong energy). The wind is cross-offshore from the south at 16 mph, so it’ll be clean but powerful. This is expert-level territory – 8 ft is big, and it’s only going to get bigger. The afternoon pumps up to 12 ft, with energy at 2457. That’s a serious groundswell. Friday the 14th holds steady at 12 ft, and the energy is 2136. Again, this is for the big dogs only. The wind stays cross-offshore, so the waves will be clean, but the power is immense.

The best of the best, though, is Saturday the 15th morning. The swell drops slightly to 8 ft from the SSE, but the wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-offshore, and the combined energy is still 1115 (strong energy). The forecast is for very good surf conditions. This is the window for experienced surfers at Burleigh Heads. The swell direction is SSE, which is bang on the optimum for this point break. The period is 9 seconds, so it’s a solid, powerful swell but not overly long, which means it’ll stand up well on the point. The water temp is around 69°, which is about normal for the time of year.

Keep in mind, from Thursday the 13th through to the following Wednesday, the swell is consistently over 8 ft for much of the time, so this is strictly for experts. Beginners, stay on the beach and watch.

The final call: for the first week, Sunday the 9th morning is your best bet for a fun, clean session. For the big stuff, the standout is Saturday the 15th morning – big, clean, and powerful. Get out there if you’ve got the skills.

Rusty.

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