Surf Forecast Surf Report
Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Burleigh Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Burleigh Heads sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)77767889999999999999101010101010101010109999988888888888888888888899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)91881252444475106849431081120814411507123610169478119478848991033110610771116123011591114102010289641005887850795730772682723687696672650630498486498498463492492343302428385380389389413332325563
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
1.81
10:28AM
1.00
11:02PM
1.70
11:30AM
0.92
12:03AM
1.58
12:43PM
0.88
1:08AM
1.48
2:02PM
0.90
2:14AM
1.40
3:16PM
0.97
3:13AM
1.35
4:15PM
1.07
4:04AM
1.32
5:02PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.06
4:55AM
0.15
4:07PM
0.15
5:59AM
0.24
5:01PM
0.26
7:07AM
0.30
6:07PM
0.36
8:16AM
0.31
7:24PM
0.44
9:17AM
0.30
8:44PM
0.48
10:06AM
0.26
9:53PM
0.48
10:45AM
0.22
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
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Sunset-5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08--
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Rain (mm)
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