Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 04 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
25.8° 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: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (04 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
ESE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)66679997777881010988899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226275352381626690374604798860595821693370370355341357547333287287251246
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
1.52
9:31AM
1.17
10:00PM
1.47
10:07AM
1.06
10:39PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.12
3:44AM
0.25
3:27PM
0.19
4:26AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.27
5:12AM
0.39
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:40-------5:39-------5:38------
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---122-11---------------
Temp. °C252422212020192223232221211919222222201918181822
Feels °C (?)212120201918171919181817181617181919181817171822
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