Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 08 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
SE
1
ENE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888876788886677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)305260224195160160299394428402361350394328312279509520490137292366424368
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.38
10:32AM
1.19
11:14PM
1.32
11:08AM
1.05
12:01AM
1.25
11:54AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.34
4:41PM
0.23
5:27AM
0.44
5:15PM
0.32
6:25AM
0.54
5:58PM
0.41
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--5:41-------5:41-------5:43-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:09-------6:08--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-12233211--------
Temp. °C242424262525242323232324242424232222222426262422
Feels °C (?)262625262425242323232323242324222221212223232322
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