Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.6
NNE
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111111101010101010101010101010101061010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)403396396338332326269259247242202239198196158158122153153149118148123162
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
N
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
1.59
9:06PM
0.99
9:28AM
1.57
9:47PM
0.95
10:08AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.20
3:32PM
0.24
2:45AM
0.23
4:15PM
0.26
3:22AM
0.28
5:00PM
0.28
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise--4:43-------4:43-------4:41-----
Sunset-----6:21-------6:21-------6:22--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202022242323222222222325262524232322232928212222
Feels °C (?)202022232224242525242626252525252524243028202425
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