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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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
437 | 508 | 640 | 667 | 543 | 569 | 503 | 503 | 537 | 485 | 535 | 585 | 648 | 648 | 588 | 531 | 517 | 464 | 506 | 536 | 536 | 493 | 452 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.20m | 4:30AM1.41m | 5:21PM1.37m | 5:22AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.55m | 6:13AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.15m | 10:24PM0.37m | 11:03AM0.09m | 11:25PM0.27m | 11:42AM0.04m | 00:23AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 16 | — |
141 | 139 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 8 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 48 | 8 | — | 5 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 20 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 101 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | S 22 | — | S 21 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
437 | 508 | 640 | 667 | 543 | 569 | 503 | 503 | 537 | 485 | 535 | 585 | 648 | 648 | 588 | 531 | 517 | 464 | 506 | 536 | 536 | 493 | 452 | 403 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
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