Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)788888888888999999988877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172214220251298298306344330291286293329363287374412878928801809824701562
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
1.00
2:02AM
1.39
2:18PM
0.89
3:28AM
1.44
3:55PM
0.88
4:42AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
0.29
8:59AM
0.47
8:14PM
0.33
10:36AM
0.40
9:41PM
0.31
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------5:35-------5:35-------5:35-
Sunset-6:23-------6:22-------6:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1--------1-----12
Temp. °C262624242423232425252322212021242625242323222323
Feels °C (?)252625252524252525252322222021222422222122202122
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