Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
25.8° 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 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313141414141414141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78078476074973774967367378295711781298142214701491149113441189972836713530418323
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
0
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.89
3:44AM
1.36
4:35PM
0.99
4:34AM
1.45
5:18PM
1.12
5:19AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.49
10:41AM
0.29
10:06PM
0.41
11:20AM
0.19
11:00PM
0.32
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-5:32-------5:31-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282624232120202426252220191918222322212020191921
Feels °C (?)262423242120212524252320181817212120201919181819
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