Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)1066777778877777778777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)674272266278296292247255116107136162147131151265278253246215214203203171
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.58
7:09PM
1.39
7:18AM
1.54
7:44PM
1.47
7:52AM
1.47
8:18PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.16
1:06PM
0.06
1:09AM
0.13
1:35PM
0.04
1:49AM
0.13
2:02PM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:56-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:44-------5:43--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920212324232222202023242423222321212424242221
Feels °C (?)191718192121222222201922232323212321202323232121
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