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Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
25.9° 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 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)999999998887777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)579495380485520508475471460439475386385424485494508489457416420393365352
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
1.43
3:48PM
0.95
4:51AM
1.56
5:08PM
0.95
5:52AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.25
10:30AM
0.43
9:48PM
0.24
11:48AM
0.32
10:57PM
0.17
12:46PM
0.20
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----5:13-------5:13-------5:15---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:43-------6:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C232019192125252422202122232425252323232324252525
Feels °C (?)211919182123222120191919202121222122222122222222
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