Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEST
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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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)999685888667777777778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31302927221722132125431078789699102108131131138138138157
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassonononononcross-
on
glassglassononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.39
10:15AM
1.54
10:48PM
1.41
10:56AM
1.36
11:40PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.02
4:03AM
0.13
4:36PM
0.07
4:53AM
0.23
5:13PM
0.13
5:54AM
0.34
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------5:31-------5:33-------5:33-
Sunset-6:27-------6:25-------6:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262624232222222526252423222223252626242424242426
Feels °C (?)262725252424242626252524232425252626252625262627
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