Burleigh Heads
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
8Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s)
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- WNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- SSE 16 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 410, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 68, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 84, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 104, too small
- Wed 113, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft8 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the north-west, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots | 24°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:38 +0.1 mLow 07:08 −0.5 mHigh 14:00 +0.8 mLow 21:05 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:58 +0.2 mLow 08:34 −0.4 mHigh 15:09 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:06 +0.3 mLow 09:52 −0.5 mHigh 16:10 +0.7 mLow 22:49 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About Burleigh Heads
Facing, offshore wind, exposure and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (63°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (243°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Burleigh Heads, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 2 kayak spots.
Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,860–US$3,520 each
about US$1,860–US$3,520 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$892–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$235 |
| Total | about US$1,860–US$3,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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Getting there: about 28h
About 28h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 45m by road
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