Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313121212101010101010109991014141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7135304183232632582012052092051921541501151068190163160158154141139137
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.52
5:57PM
1.26
6:02AM
1.56
6:35PM
1.42
6:44AM
1.55
7:15PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.32
11:55AM
0.10
11:50PM
0.21
12:29PM
0.03
12:38AM
0.12
1:03PM
-0.02
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:29-------5:28--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919222222212019181922232322212019192325242222
Feels °C (?)181718202020212119181922212121201919192223222121
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