Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)--
Afternoon (22 Nov)--
Evening (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.5
NNE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101010101010101061010111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)269259247242202237239196158125122153153118121130123131178178212254204206
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
NW
0
SE
10
WNW
15
NW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
ENE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
10
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.99
9:28AM
1.57
9:47PM
0.95
10:08AM
1.54
10:33PM
0.92
10:51AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
0.23
4:15PM
0.26
3:22AM
0.28
5:00PM
0.28
4:02AM
0.33
Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise----4:43-------4:41-------4:41---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:22-------6:22
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----121--------7--------
Temp. °C222221222121252623232221242828222222222223272827
Feels °C (?)242524252423252523242322252827212425262626282828
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