Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 02 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
25.7° 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: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
E
1.8
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2142282282222141762082031731501721951952102182172221342717889345471415
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
1.47
8:18PM
1.52
8:25AM
1.38
8:51PM
1.54
8:57AM
1.27
9:25PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.13
2:02PM
0.04
2:27AM
0.15
2:30PM
0.07
3:05AM
0.19
2:58PM
0.12
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:42-------5:40--
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-11---1-11----------
Temp. °C222121232423222120202123232322212020212425242222
Feels °C (?)222021212222212121202123222120201919192121202021
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