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Burleigh Heads Surf Photo: 'Boxing Day 2012' by Alan Minifie

Lat Long: 28.09° S 153.46° E

Issued: 9 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is

22.0° 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	N		E	NE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December 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	NNE	NE	E	E
	11 s	on	2 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December 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	NNE		E	NE
	11 s	on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December 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	NNE		E	NE
	11 s	on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December 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	NNE		E	NE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December 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	NNE		E	NE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	NNW		E	NE
	10 s	cross		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	NW		E	NE
	10 s	cross		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	WNW		E	NE
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	W		E	NE
	10 s	glass		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	SSE	S	E	S
	10 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	S	E	NE
	10 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	SSE	E	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December 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	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December 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	S	SSE	ESE	NE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December 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
	ESE	S	SSE	ESE	NE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December 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	SSE	E	NE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 10 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 15 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.2m (3.9 ft). Range 2.10m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Burleigh Heads Surf Photo: 'Boxing Day 2012' by Alan Minifie

early , drizzly, chillout surf

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User: Alan Minifie (1 photo)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:52 am 26 Dec 2012