Surf Forecast Surf Report
Burleigh Heads surf break

Burleigh Heads surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Burleigh Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Burleigh Heads at 1PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111101010101010109999910998999999998898887888887711111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)17601731153915131313111196978070158251540836129822920416814811711073715352494543444242424242434361184239297455534403177463354345302310259231191191195244244240195195242158
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.86
12:29AM
1.35
1:17PM
0.83
1:39AM
1.37
2:40PM
0.86
2:47AM
1.43
3:47PM
0.96
3:48AM
1.51
4:40PM
1.10
4:43AM
1.58
5:27PM
1.28
5:33AM
1.60
6:11PM
1.46
6:22AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.41
5:27PM
0.43
7:40AM
0.41
6:35PM
0.47
8:54AM
0.35
7:56PM
0.47
9:54AM
0.25
9:13PM
0.41
10:43AM
0.15
10:20PM
0.31
11:24AM
0.06
11:20PM
0.20
12:03PM
-0.01
12:16AM
0.09
12:40PM
-0.05
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09---
Sunset---5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17
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Rain (mm)
--------------------2851------------------------------------
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