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Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 257 | 211 | 207 | 168 | 168 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 139 | 146 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 228 | 220 | 211 | 171 | 176 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 212 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:47AM 0.96 | 11:24PM 1.33 | 11:40AM 0.88 | 12:22AM 1.27 | 12:56PM 0.82 | 1:33AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.39 | 4:35PM 0.35 | 6:10AM 0.46 | 5:21PM 0.43 | 7:24AM 0.49 | 6:23PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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