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Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
622 | 631 | 616 | 573 | 560 | 649 | 638 | 590 | 519 | 483 | 410 | 372 | 382 | 403 | 393 | 403 | 414 | 378 | 427 | 338 | 365 | 444 | 601 | 559 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.55m | 6:13AM1.35m | 6:50PM1.71m | 7:04AM1.28m | 7:36PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.27m | 11:42AM0.04m | 00:23AM0.17m | 12:21PM0.01m | 1:19AM0.08m | 1:02PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 17 | ESE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
36 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 8 | 410 | 372 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 338 | 365 | 444 | 601 | 559 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 13 | — | S 16 | NE 9 | S 16 | — | — | S 11 | NE 9 | — | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 |
7 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 17 | — | 28 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
23 | 54 | 52 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
622 | 631 | 616 | 573 | 560 | 649 | 638 | 590 | 519 | 483 | — | — | 382 | 403 | 393 | 403 | 414 | 378 | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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