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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
24.5° 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: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
341 | 502 | 460 | 496 | 501 | 349 | 447 | 540 | 568 | 630 | 566 | 539 | 535 | 520 | 520 | 547 | 497 | 448 | 383 | 368 | 412 | 412 | 391 | 435 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.14m | 4:39AM1.42m | 5:27PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.38m | 6:07PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.20m | 10:26PM0.37m | 11:16AM0.15m | 11:23PM0.33m | 11:50AM0.11m | 00:11AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 17 | N 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 15 |
239 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 349 | 447 | 540 | 568 | 630 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | S 11 | N 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | N 19 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | S 12 | NE 16 | N 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
341 | 502 | 460 | 496 | 501 | 118 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 566 | 539 | 535 | 520 | 520 | 547 | 497 | 448 | 383 | 368 | 412 | 412 | 391 | 435 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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