Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 02 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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888888999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)383416291355331418382346354292299258225230225390347305266230252252323299
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
1.77
7:31PM
1.27
7:50AM
1.76
8:09PM
1.35
8:25AM
1.70
8:46PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
0.06
1:45PM
0.05
1:24AM
0.02
2:17PM
0.02
2:04AM
0.02
2:47PM
0.02
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--5:37-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----6:17-------6:15-------6:15--
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1------------11------
Temp. °C232322252525232221212224252523232323232525252423
Feels °C (?)232322242424232222212323242424232323232424252423
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