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Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 160 | 158 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 98 | 98 | 86 | 86 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 66 | 76 | 106 | 28 | 27 | 248 | 623 | 561 | 441 | 418 | 585 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:44AM 1.55 | 7:15PM 1.57 | 7:27AM 1.50 | 7:55PM 1.69 | 8:11AM 1.40 | 8:39PM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM -0.02 | 1:27AM 0.05 | 1:37PM -0.03 | 2:17AM 0.01 | 2:13PM -0.02 | 3:09AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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