Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)999910101099999999910101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348287287251257257257211207168168133133133133170148151157160228157175173
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.06
10:39PM
1.40
10:47AM
0.96
11:24PM
1.33
11:40AM
0.88
12:22AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.27
5:12AM
0.39
4:35PM
0.35
6:10AM
0.46
5:21PM
0.43
7:24AM
0.49
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:38-------5:37-------5:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221201818182325242222212120252625232221212024
Feels °C (?)201920201818182223232223212221252525242322232226
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