Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 10 May 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
24.2° 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: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
344
351
360
407
407
395
389
392
335
330
336
362
437
508
474
453
466
572
589
543
539
506
489
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:52PM0.94m
2:41AM1.39m
3:48PM1.05m
3:36AM1.41m
4:36PM1.20m
4:30AM1.41m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.50m
9:39AM0.22m
9:19PM0.45m
10:22AM0.15m
10:24PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
214
259
250
255
407
407
395
389
392
335
330
330
319
239
187
184
184
139
4
21
64
63
62
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
8
8
30
30
53
50
50
60
57
56
54
42
4
4
101
4
21
8
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
7
6
6
23
25
6
8
8
9
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
40
39
4
4
8
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
Energy kJ
314
344
351
360
148
148
131
304
194
266
281
336
362
437
508
474
453
466
572
589
543
539
506
489
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
12
11
7
7
5
5
0
5
11
11
5
11
11
12
12
12
63
149
12
12
12
12
12
63
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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