Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 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
24.8° 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 11AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101099912121211118711101010107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1326118611451003983983942963885878784105918571825169716826384754221146112410691047642
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.68
11:45AM
0.93
12:22AM
1.59
1:03PM
0.89
1:34AM
1.52
2:27PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.24
5:20PM
0.26
7:28AM
0.29
6:31PM
0.34
8:43AM
0.29
7:56PM
0.40
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:21-------5:20--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------12---12243
Temp. °C181717212321191918171720212119191817171921211920
Feels °C (?)161515181817161615141416161716161514151617181616
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