Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. The Gold Coast is lookin’ at a mixed bag over the next couple weeks. There’s some proper swell comin’, but the wind’s gonna be the main character for a lot of it. Let’s break it down.

The action starts on Friday the 14th of August. The first standout is a Friday morning session at Burleigh Heads. Swell is a clean 1.3m from the SSE with a 8-second period, and the wind is a light southerly cross-off. That’s gonna leave the lines lookin’ pretty tidy. The water temp is 20°, which is about average for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate (272), so there’s enough push to get some fun ones.

The swell builds through Saturday, but the wind gets trickier. By Saturday morning the 15th, Burleigh is seein’ 1.5m from the SSE but with a 20 km/h SSE cross-off. Not the best.

Sunday the 16th sees the swell pushin’ into the 2.0m range from the SSE (402 combined energy). That’s gettin’ into the territory where it’s a bit much for beginners. The wind is still cross-off at 20 km/h, but the surf is described as marginal.

Monday the 17th is a write-off. The swell hits 2.4m from the SE with a 30 km/h cross-shore wind. That’s lumpy, chunky, and tricky. The combined energy is strong (738). It looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle day.

Tuesday the 18th the swell hangs around 2.3m from the ESE, but the wind is cross-off in the morning at 25 km/h. There is a chance of a few bombs if you’re an expert, but it’s messy.

There’s a bit of a lull from the end of that week into the next. Wednesday the 19th sees the swell drop back to 1.1m from the SSE. The wind is lighter and cross-off, makin’ for clean conditions. It’s a small day, but the quality looks good for a grovel session.

The next real chance of something decent pops up on Friday the 21st. The morning shows 1.4m from the ENE with almost no wind (5 km/h). That’s super light and glassy, but the cross-shore breeze might leave a tiny ripple. The swell energy is moderate (326).

The following week drops right off. From the 22nd of August onwards, it’s small, weak, and mostly blown out or cross-on. The swell drops under 1m and the energy falls into the double digits by the 26th (93). There are a few mornings with clean-ish conditions, like the 23rd with a 1.2m ENE swell and light offshore WNW wind, but the energy is low.

The final days bring a little spike on the 28th, with a 1.4m SSE swell rollin’ in on Friday afternoon, but it’s blowin’ cross-onshore at 15 km/h, which kills it.

The standout: Friday morning the 14th of August at Burleigh Heads. It ain’t huge, but it’s clean, the wind is right, and the water’s fine. The second week is pretty average overall, so make the most of that first Friday.

Rusty.

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