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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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | |
1083 | 1024 | 1086 | 958 | 861 | 741 | 696 | 655 | 284 | 270 | 445 | 395 | 387 | 419 | 385 | 430 | 441 | 477 | 501 | 501 | 493 | 547 | 569 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.01m | 3:47AM1.44m | 4:39PM1.14m | 4:39AM1.42m | 5:27PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.25m | 9:18PM0.40m | 10:35AM0.20m | 10:26PM0.37m | 11:16AM0.15m | 11:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 12 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 18 | N 17 | ENE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 239 | 270 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 477 | 501 | 501 | — | 6 | 6 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | — | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
1083 | 1024 | 1086 | 958 | 861 | 741 | 696 | 655 | 284 | 173 | 445 | 395 | 387 | 419 | 385 | 430 | 441 | — | — | — | 493 | 547 | 569 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 63 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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