Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.09° S 153.46° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 23.2° 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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (17 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

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	Monday 17				Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	NE	SE	S	E	S	S	S	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	6	4	7	11	6	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	8	8	8	8	0	0	4	3	32	72	52	49	52	56	59	63	66	70	55	88	77	66	54	56
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SSE	S	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			5:51PM 1.19				6:34AM 1.49				6:31PM 1.15					7:07AM 1.55				7:10PM 1.11				7:40AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)	12:12PM 0.37				11:59PM 0.14				12:54PM 0.32				12:30AM 0.14					1:34PM 0.27				1:02AM 0.15

	Monday 17				Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	-
Sunset	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	30	30	24	21	19	18	21	23	23	22	21	20	19	18	20	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	21	24
Feels °C (?)	26	27	22	18	16	17	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	21	23	22	20	21	20	20	19	22	24

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