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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 23 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 10AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
6919 | 5678 | 5297 | 4836 | 5006 | 5167 | 4998 | 4927 | 4699 | 3568 | 3715 | 3405 | 2728 | 2553 | 2297 | 1829 | 804 | 733 | 733 | 1338 | 1309 | 1409 | 1386 | 1436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.55m | 2:01PM1.02m | 2:03AM1.44m | 3:09PM1.11m | 2:59AM1.34m | 4:07PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.21m | 7:32PM0.41m | 8:56AM0.20m | 8:48PM0.47m | 9:43AM0.19m | 10:00PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3468 | — | 3568 | 3715 | 7 | 7 | 2553 | 2297 | 1829 | 804 | 678 | 733 | 1338 | 1309 | 1409 | 1386 | 1436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | S 17 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | 5 | 804 | 733 | 622 | 680 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6919 | 5678 | 5297 | 4836 | 5006 | 5167 | 4998 | 4927 | 4699 | 225 | — | 3405 | 2728 | — | — | 1102 | 800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 285 | 672 | 672 | 738 | 149 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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