Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)97710101015101010101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11396109226289301443407523603650678838717717731731788772688611528578530
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
1.51
5:01PM
1.03
5:17AM
1.56
5:50PM
1.16
6:02AM
1.58
6:32PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.24
10:45PM
0.28
11:59AM
0.16
11:40PM
0.21
12:35PM
0.10
12:27AM
0.16
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------
Sunset---5:49-------5:47-------5:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C152021222019191918222423212122202124242322212020
Feels °C (?)121818201918181817202119202020192021212020201818
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