Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 19 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 4AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999910101011111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78878874873282185571790489890088510721205121014751738159414591215112510441003924942
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
1.79
9:46AM
1.15
10:18PM
1.76
10:40AM
1.02
11:16PM
1.68
11:45AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.08
3:34PM
0.08
5:05AM
0.16
4:22PM
0.16
6:13AM
0.24
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201818181721232220191817171921221918181717212221
Feels °C (?)171616161517181717161513141617181716161514171817
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