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Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 Aug 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 108 | 111 | 147 | 223 | 328 | 426 | 426 | 381 | 313 | 266 | 275 | 227 | 232 | 237 | 238 | 266 | 266 | 249 | 259 | 267 | 269 | 223 | 199 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 1.37 | 12:24AM 1.15 | 1:32PM 1.38 | 1:35AM 0.98 | 2:52PM 1.42 | 3:04AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36PM 0.40 | 6:40AM 0.21 | 8:07PM 0.47 | 7:43AM 0.27 | 9:50PM 0.46 | 9:00AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast
The wind is still cross-off at Burleigh Heads (moderate winds from the SSE at Coolangatta Airport 9 km from Burleigh Heads). 1.0m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.9m 5s windswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 43 min ago
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