Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 08 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.9
SSE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888888888889689999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109380358298260253238249253328365349393280269328399349390442404417510591
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
1.32
11:08AM
1.05
12:01AM
1.25
11:54AM
0.93
1:04AM
1.19
1:08PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.23
5:27AM
0.44
5:15PM
0.32
6:25AM
0.54
5:58PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.59
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----5:41-------5:43-------5:43---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:08-------6:07
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
112243434531--1---------
Temp. °C222121212222222323232221212426252322222222242625
Feels °C (?)222122222423222323222120202324242322222222242525
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