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Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | |
245 | 271 | 276 | 510 | 523 | 445 | 383 | 383 | 308 | 308 | 314 | 315 | 308 | 318 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 389 | 392 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:46PM0.87m | 1:44AM1.37m | 2:52PM0.94m | 2:41AM1.39m | 3:48PM1.05m | 3:36AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.34m | 6:57PM0.50m | 8:51AM0.29m | 8:09PM0.50m | 9:39AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | |
— | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
245 | 175 | 276 | 182 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 196 | 217 | 221 | 214 | 259 | 250 | 255 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 389 | 392 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
204 | 75 | 178 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | SSE 13 | — | S 20 | S 20 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
11 | 11 | 116 | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 271 | — | 510 | 523 | 445 | 383 | 383 | 308 | 308 | 314 | 315 | 308 | 318 | 257 | 99 | 133 | 126 | 128 | 263 | 302 | 275 | 249 | 303 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
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