Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
N
Period(s) (?)10101010109991014141414131313131313131312125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2001961571541501081068190163160158154141139989886868554504844
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.56
6:35PM
1.42
6:44AM
1.55
7:15PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.50
7:55PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.21
12:29PM
0.03
12:38AM
0.12
1:03PM
-0.02
1:27AM
0.05
1:37PM
-0.03
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset-----5:29-------5:28-------5:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919222323222120191923242422222019192628262322
Feels °C (?)192020222121212020192023222221211918182526242222
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