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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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
698 | 606 | 595 | 514 | 432 | 416 | 353 | 346 | 296 | 290 | 290 | 249 | 249 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 125 | 215 | 264 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.48m | 6:13AM1.08m | 6:55PM1.54m | 6:57AM1.05m | 7:31PM1.58m | 7:39AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.16m | 00:43AM0.36m | 12:12PM0.17m | 1:26AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.18m | 2:07AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
— | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
698 | 606 | 595 | 514 | 432 | 416 | 353 | 346 | 296 | 290 | 290 | 249 | 249 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 125 | 123 | 155 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
4 | 67 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 74 | 95 | 125 | 127 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 5 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — |
58 | — | 52 | 80 | 42 | 90 | 123 | 159 | 138 | 64 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 215 | 264 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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