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Burleigh Heads

Burleigh Heads Surf Photo: 'Part your hair' by Ian

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

22.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	E	E	SSE
	15 s	cross	8 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	ESE	E	SSE
	15 s	cross	8 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	N	E	SE
	15 s	cross- on	3 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W		E	E
	15 s	glass		15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	8 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SSE	E	SE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SSE	E	SE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SSE	E	SE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	SE	E	E
	13 s	cross	7 s	13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	SE	E	E
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	E
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	S
	13 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SE	E	E
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW		ESE	SE
	12 s	off		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW		E	SE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		ESE	SE
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Burleigh Heads around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 29 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.3m (1.1 ft). Range 2.12m (7.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Burleigh Heads Surf Photo: 'Part your hair' by Ian

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Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:49 am 28 Jul 2019