Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let's talk about the stretch ahead.

We’ve got a mixed bag coming, but the standout is this Saturday morning, the 25th of July. Burleigh Heads is looking prime. The swell is a solid 5ft from the SSE, with a period of 9 seconds giving it some decent energy. The wind is a light cross-off from the south, just 6 mph, so the face is going to be clean. The combined energy is sitting at 632, which is a solid moderate pulse. It’s a point break, so it’ll handle that swell direction perfectly. It’s consistent and for the advanced surfer, but this is the pick of the week. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Saturday afternoon the wind swings onshore, so it’s a morning mission.

Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th are small and messy, with wind getting in the way. Not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday the 28th through to Wednesday the 29th is flat. A real lull.

Then Thursday the 30th of July, we get a bump. The swell jumps to 6ft in the morning and 8ft in the afternoon from the SSE, but the period is short – 6 and 7 seconds. That’s a windswell, and it’s going to be a bit lumpy. The wind is a stiff 16 mph from the south, cross-off, so it’ll be clean but the waves will be fat and weak. Combined energy is 298 in the morning and 520 in the afternoon, so there’s weight, but it’s not high quality. This is more for the experienced crew.

Friday the 31st is more of the same, with a 5ft to 7ft swell but that short period. Messy.

Now, the first of August, Saturday morning, is another good one. Swell is 4ft from the ESE, period is 7 seconds, wind is light cross-off from the SSE at 6 mph. Clean. The combined energy is 334. It’s not as big as the 25th, but it’s a fun, manageable size. The afternoon gets a bit wonky with the wind.

Sunday the 2nd of August is small but clean in the morning. 3ft from the south, 8-second period, and light cross-off wind. The combined energy is 270. It’s a cruisy session.

Then the second week drops off badly. From the 3rd of August through to the 8th, it’s mostly small, weak, and messy. Wind is up, swell is tiny. A few days of under 3ft with poor conditions.

Finally, on the 9th of August, we get a big pulse. Sunday morning shows a 7ft swell from the SSE, with a 10-second period. That’s a long period groundswell, so it’ll have some serious power. The combined energy is a massive 1515, which is strong. The wind is light from the SE, 3 mph, so it’s near glassy. This is a big, powerful wave. At over 8ft, it’s for experts only. It’s a promising long-range call, but it’s still a fair way out, so keep an eye on it.

For the first week, the best is Saturday the 25th of July, morning. For the second week, that Sunday the 9th of August is the one to watch, but it’s a big boy’s wave.

Rusty.

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