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Burleigh Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 11AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 101 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 383 | 366 | 319 | 355 | 453 | 454 | 388 | 442 | 399 | 341 | 512 | 490 | 480 | 506 | 628 | 712 | 567 | 788 | 788 | 811 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:11AM 1.40 | 8:39PM 1.77 | 8:57AM 1.28 | 9:26PM 1.79 | 9:46AM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17AM 0.01 | 2:13PM -0.02 | 3:09AM 0.03 | 2:52PM 0.02 | 4:04AM 0.08 | 3:34PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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