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Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
E
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)677777777887999999888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)516564856868688476118151153132106190207309429439433433613323328
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
7:13AM
1.60
7:23PM
1.01
7:48AM
1.68
8:00PM
1.05
8:23AM
1.74
8:36PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
0.24
1:05AM
0.15
2:28PM
0.18
1:42AM
0.11
3:02PM
0.13
2:18AM
0.09
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise5:03-------5:05-------5:05-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:45-------6:45----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2417-21--1-------------
Temp. °C262626272424242323262525242323222325252523222120
Feels °C (?)303029292828282524272423222222222223222221211918
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