Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 10 Nov 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thu
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)6699101010101010109999978888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15519128721718619624019619619215414714111086192625825582464428444404346
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
1.66
12:12AM
0.91
12:37PM
1.55
1:30AM
0.92
1:42PM
1.45
2:46AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.21
6:36PM
0.24
5:38AM
0.32
7:43PM
0.27
6:54AM
0.41
8:45PM
0.26
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thu
13
Sunrise4:48-------4:48-------4:47-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:12-------6:13----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-2221-------------------
Temp. °C202020201819181718222424212019171820212019181716
Feels °C (?)181818191719181819212122192018121314151517171615
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