Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)998888888888888999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1942573133052662302172232232842803073374435056279121026107011321249140214961476
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.35
8:25AM
1.70
8:46PM
1.41
8:58AM
1.60
9:22PM
1.43
9:29AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
0.02
2:47PM
0.02
2:43AM
0.07
3:15PM
0.04
3:22AM
0.14
3:43PM
0.08
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1112231------
Temp. °C242323232425252523242423232525252425242424262626
Feels °C (?)242423232423242424252524242525262526262524262424
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