Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks at Burleigh Heads. We’ve got a slow, poor start and one solid late window that’s looking like the best of the bunch. Don’t get too keen on the early days—there’s a decent stretch of nothing much before things clean up.

Right now, we’re looking at small, short-period swells. Wednesday the 19th has a bit of swell at about 5ft, coming from the SE at a short 11 seconds, with a cross-off breeze in the morning that turns into lumpy cross in the arvo. The energy is moderate at best (689), and it’s just not doing anything for the point. Thursday the 20th is similar—around 6ft in the morning but the period drops right off to 8 seconds, so it’s weak and messy, though the light cross-off keeps it clean. The water temp is 68°, which is about normal for this time of year.

Friday the 21st drops away—about 3ft and fading. The morning is glassy with a NNE breeze, but it’s just small and ordinary. From the 22nd through to the 26th, it’s a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft, with onshore and cross-onshore winds. That’s a solid five-day stretch of nothing worth paddling out for. The energy is weak, down in double digits most of the time.

Things start to perk up late on Thursday the 27th. The swell bumps to around 4ft from the S, period is 7 seconds but the wind is a clean cross-off, and the energy is building (325). It’s not huge, but it’s clean and there’s a bit of push. The afternoon gets chopped up, so the morning is the call. Friday the 28th is average—about 4ft but the wind swings onshore and it gets messy.

The standout window is the last few days of the month and the first day of September. On Sunday the 30th, the swell jumps to around 7ft in the morning from SSE, with a short 7-second period and a cross-off breeze. Energy is jumping (464). That’s a fun size for Burleigh, but the short period means it won’t be super clean. Monday the 31st has 6ft to 6ft, SSE, clean in the morning, energy climbing (479–606). But the real gem is Tuesday the 1st of September. The afternoon hits about 7ft from the SSE with a long 12-second period, and the cross-off wind is keeping it glassy. The energy is up at 1222—that’s the strongest of the whole run. That’s the pick of the fortnight. Long-period SSE groundswell is right in Burleigh’s wheelhouse, lining up nicely down the point. It’s still a few days out, so treat it as promising, not locked in, but if that holds, it’ll be worth it.

For the advanced crew, that Tuesday afternoon is going to be firing—big, clean and grinding down the point. It’s over 5ft, so it’s not for beginners, and if it pushes over 8ft, only the experts should be out. Crowds are likely, as they always are when Burleigh turns on.

Rusty.

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