Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 10 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313131212141313131313131313131314141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286468560614594513607599780891865749737759673771782943116212981262142814491470
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
0.83
2:44AM
1.28
3:42PM
0.89
3:44AM
1.36
4:35PM
0.99
4:34AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.52
9:52AM
0.39
9:02PM
0.49
10:41AM
0.29
10:06PM
0.41
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:34-------5:32-------5:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252422222121202528262423212020252827231918181721
Feels °C (?)242322222121202426242424222121252725231715171721
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