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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 9 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 2PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burleigh Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1074 | 1132 | 900 | 1157 | 1182 | 1196 | 1212 | 1181 | 1117 | 1248 | 1663 | 1989 | 2094 | 2129 | 1979 | 1835 | 1578 | 1406 | 1104 | 991 | 921 | 745 | 661 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:40AM 1.01 | 12:30AM 1.49 | 12:56PM 0.89 | 1:50AM 1.45 | 2:31PM 0.86 | 3:13AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 0.31 | 5:31PM 0.25 | 7:28AM 0.39 | 6:38PM 0.34 | 9:04AM 0.39 | 8:07PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
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