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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
24.6° 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: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
1232 | 1436 | 1531 | 1596 | 1465 | 1495 | 1525 | 1396 | 1300 | 1108 | 1108 | 998 | 978 | 878 | 878 | 978 | 896 | 978 | 1018 | 1038 | 1223 | 1521 | 1672 | 1549 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.17m | 8:25PM1.59m | 8:34AM1.10m | 9:00PM1.57m | 9:12AM1.04m | 9:37PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.22m | 1:51PM0.13m | 2:55AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.17m | 3:35AM0.25m | 2:56PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | S 18 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1300 | 1108 | 1108 | 998 | 978 | 878 | 878 | 3 | 896 | 978 | 1018 | 1038 | 1223 | 1521 | 1672 | 1549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1232 | 1436 | 1531 | 1596 | 1465 | 1495 | 1525 | 1396 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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