Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Burleigh Heads Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Burleigh Heads
Address: Gold Coast, Queensland, AU

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7-day forecast

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This week

1–2 ft Today Poor
3–4 ft Wed Poor
3–5 ft Thu Fair
3–4 ft Fri Fair
3–4 ft Sat Fair
3–5 ft Sun Fair
3–5 ft Mon Fair

Right now 01:02 AEST

1 ft Ankle to knee high

Poor

Swell

0.6 m 4 s

NE 40°

2nd swell

0.2 m 8 s

E 91°

Wind

15 km/h

Moderate cross-shore NNW · gusts 31 km/h

Tide

Falling -0.4 m

High 08:49 · Low 02:10

Water

22°C

2 mm shorty or spring suit

Weather

21°C Partly cloudy

05:12 17:53

Best times to surf

Thu 15 Oct 06:00–07:00 Fair 3–5 ft Moderate cross-shore

7-day forecast

Burleigh Heads surf forecast

Local time at the break (AEST, UTC+10)

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Surf height (coloured by rating) Wind: offshore → onshore

Today 13 Oct 1–2 ft Poor AMPM 06–17h Wed 14 Oct 3–4 ft Poor AMPM 06–17h Thu 15 Oct 3–5 ft Fair AMPM 06–07h Fri 16 Oct 3–4 ft Fair AMPM 07–08h Sat 17 Oct 3–4 ft Fair AMPM 08–11h Sun 18 Oct 3–5 ft Fair AMPM 06–10h Mon 19 Oct 3–5 ft Fair AMPM 06–17h

Tuesday 13 October Today

Poor 1–2 ft 0.8 m @ 5 s NE Best 06:00–17:53 Drizzle, 28°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Tuesday 13 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00Now	1 ftPoor	0.6 m4 s NE	15 km/hgusts 30 km/hCross NNW	-0.1 mFalling	22°CPartly cloudy
03:00	1 ftPoor	0.6 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 7 s ENE	16 km/hgusts 32 km/hCross NNW	-0.4 mRising	21°COvercast
06:00	1 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 6 s NE	16 km/hgusts 35 km/hCross NW	0.4 mRising	22°CPartly cloudy
09:00	1 ftPoor	0.5 m4 s NE+ 0.3 m 8 s E	11 km/hgusts 31 km/hCross NNW	1.0 mFalling	26°COvercast
12:00	1 ftPoor	0.4 m5 s NE	8 km/hgusts 22 km/hCross NNW	0.3 mFalling	28°CDrizzle
15:00	1 ftPoor	0.3 m5 s ENE	16 km/hgusts 36 km/hX-on NNE	-0.3 mRising	27°COvercast
18:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.6 m4 s NE	15 km/hgusts 29 km/hCross N	0.2 mRising	23°CDrizzle
21:00	1 ftPoor	0.8 m4 s NE	11 km/hgusts 25 km/hCross NNW	0.6 mFalling	22°CDrizzle

Tides Low 02:10 High 08:49 Low 15:06 High 20:53

Low 02:10 -0.5 m High 08:49 1.0 m Low 15:06 -0.3 m High 20:53 0.6 m Now

05:12 17:53 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Wednesday 14 October Tomorrow

Poor 3–4 ft 0.8 m @ 8 s NE Best 06:00–17:53 Drizzle, 22°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Wednesday 14 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	1 ftPoor	0.8 m4 s NNE	13 km/hgusts 27 km/hCross NW	0.0 mFalling	21°CDrizzle
03:00	1 ftPoor	0.8 m4 s NNE	12 km/hgusts 26 km/hX-off WNW	-0.4 mRising	20°CMostly clear
06:00	1–2 ftPoor	0.7 m5 s NNE	7 km/hgusts 13 km/hLight S	0.3 mRising	20°CMostly sunny
09:00	2–3 ftPoor	0.6 m5 s NNE	20 km/hgusts 44 km/hX-off S	1.0 m	22°CDrizzle
12:00	2–3 ftPoor	0.4 m6 s NE	26 km/hgusts 61 km/hCross SSE	0.6 mFalling	20°CDrizzle
15:00	3–4 ftPoor	0.3 m6 s ENE	27 km/hgusts 59 km/hCross SSE	-0.1 mFalling	21°CPartly cloudy
18:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.3 m8 s ESE	23 km/hgusts 53 km/hCross SSE	0.1 mRising	19°CPartly cloudy
21:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	0.5 m8 s SE+ 0.3 m 7 s ESE	21 km/hgusts 44 km/hCross SSE	0.5 m	19°CMostly clear

Tides Low 02:39 High 09:26 Low 15:54 High 21:30

Low 02:39 -0.4 m High 09:26 1.0 m Low 15:54 -0.2 m High 21:30 0.5 m

05:11 17:53 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Thursday 15 October

Fair 3–5 ft 1.2 m @ 8 s ESE Best 06:00–07:00 Overcast, 21°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Thursday 15 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair	0.6 m8 s SE+ 0.4 m 7 s SE	17 km/hgusts 36 km/hCross S	0.2 mFalling	17°CDrizzle
03:00	3–5 ftFair	1.0 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 6 s ESE	15 km/hgusts 31 km/hCross SSE	-0.3 mRising	17°CPartly cloudy
06:00	3–5 ftFair	1.0 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 7 s ESE	15 km/hgusts 30 km/hCross SSE	0.2 mRising	17°COvercast
09:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m7 s ESE+ 0.4 m 6 s SSE	21 km/hgusts 48 km/hCross SE	0.8 mRising	21°CMostly sunny
12:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.2 m6 s ESE	19 km/hgusts 46 km/hX-on SE	0.7 mFalling	21°COvercast
15:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m7 s SE+ 0.5 m 4 s ESE	18 km/hgusts 43 km/hX-on ESE	0.0 mFalling	20°COvercast
18:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 7 s ESE	13 km/hgusts 31 km/hX-on SE	-0.1 mRising	18°COvercast
21:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	13 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-on ESE	0.3 mRising	18°COvercast

Tides Low 03:08 High 10:03 Low 16:45 High 22:08

Low 03:08 -0.3 m High 10:03 0.9 m Low 16:45 -0.1 m High 22:08 0.4 m

05:10 17:54 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Friday 16 October

Fair 3–4 ft 1.2 m @ 6 s ESE Best 07:00–08:00 Drizzle, 20°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Friday 16 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s SE	13 km/hgusts 23 km/hX-on ESE	0.2 mFalling	17°CPartly cloudy
03:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s SSE	9 km/hgusts 18 km/hX-on SE	-0.2 mFalling	16°CDrizzle
06:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m6 s ESE+ 0.5 m 9 s SSE	6 km/hgusts 14 km/hLight SSE	0.0 mRising	16°CDrizzle
09:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 6 s E	13 km/hgusts 29 km/hX-on ESE	0.6 mRising	18°CDrizzle
12:00	2–4 ftPoor	0.9 m6 s ESE+ 0.6 m 5 s ENE	15 km/hgusts 37 km/hX-on E	0.7 mFalling	20°CDrizzle
15:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s ESE	12 km/hgusts 36 km/hX-on ESE	0.2 mFalling	18°CDrizzle
18:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s SE	10 km/hgusts 26 km/hCross SSE	-0.1 mRising	16°CDrizzle
21:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 9 s SE	10 km/hgusts 22 km/hCross S	0.1 mRising	15°CDrizzle

Tides Low 03:45 High 10:52 Low 17:53 High 23:04

Low 03:45 -0.2 m High 10:52 0.8 m Low 17:53 -0.1 m High 23:04 0.3 m

05:09 17:55 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Saturday 17 October

Fair 3–4 ft 1.1 m @ 7 s E Best 08:00–11:00 Light showers, 19°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Saturday 17 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	10 km/hgusts 20 km/hX-off SSW	0.2 mFalling	15°CDrizzle
03:00	2–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	13 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-off SSW	-0.1 mFalling	14°CDrizzle
06:00	2–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.1 m5 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	13 km/hgusts 28 km/hX-off SSW	-0.1 mRising	15°CDrizzle
09:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	11 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-off S	0.4 mRising	17°CLight showers
12:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	1.0 m6 s E+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	13 km/hgusts 35 km/hX-on ESE	0.7 mFalling	19°CDrizzle
15:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.7 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 7 s ESE	11 km/hgusts 37 km/hX-on SE	0.4 mFalling	18°CDrizzle
18:00	3–4 ftPoor to Fair	0.6 m7 s ENE+ 0.4 m 8 s E	11 km/hgusts 25 km/hCross SE	-0.1 mFalling	17°CDrizzle
21:00	3–5 ftFair	0.8 m7 s ESE+ 0.6 m 7 s ENE	11 km/hgusts 21 km/hCross SE	0.0 mRising	16°CDrizzle

Tides Low 04:38 High 11:50 Low 19:00

Low 04:38 -0.2 m High 11:50 0.7 m Low 19:00 -0.1 m

05:08 17:55 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Sunday 18 October

Fair 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 6 s E Best 06:00–10:00 Drizzle, 21°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Sunday 18 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair	1.2 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 7 s ESE	9 km/hgusts 19 km/hCross SSE	0.2 mFalling	16°CDrizzle
03:00	3–5 ftFair	1.3 m6 s E+ 0.4 m 8 s SE	10 km/hgusts 19 km/hCross S	0.0 mFalling	15°CDrizzle
06:00	3–5 ftFair	1.4 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 9 s SSE	11 km/hgusts 21 km/hX-off SSW	-0.1 mRising	15°CDrizzle
09:00	3–5 ftFair	1.5 m6 s E+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	13 km/hgusts 34 km/hCross SE	0.2 mRising	19°CDrizzle
12:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	18 km/hgusts 43 km/hX-on ESE	0.6 mRising	21°CDrizzle
15:00	3–5 ftPoor to Fair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	17 km/hgusts 44 km/hX-on ESE	0.5 mFalling	20°CDrizzle
18:00	3–4 ftFair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	10 km/hgusts 40 km/hCross SE	0.0 mFalling	18°CDrizzle
21:00	3–4 ftFair	1.5 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	9 km/hgusts 27 km/hCross S	-0.2 mRising	16°CDrizzle

Tides High 00:06 Low 05:42 High 12:47 Low 20:13

High 00:06 0.2 m Low 05:42 -0.1 m High 12:47 0.7 m Low 20:13 -0.2 m

05:07 17:56 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Monday 19 October

Fair 3–5 ft 1.7 m @ 7 s ENE Best 06:00–17:56 Drizzle, 19°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Monday 19 October (local time, AEST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair	1.5 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 8 s SSE	12 km/hgusts 24 km/hX-off SSW	0.1 mRising	15°CDrizzle
03:00	3–4 ftFair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.5 m 7 s SSE	14 km/hgusts 26 km/hX-off SSW	0.1 mFalling	14°CDrizzle
06:00	3–4 ftFair	1.6 m6 s ENE+ 0.4 m 7 s SSE	11 km/hgusts 26 km/hX-off SSW	-0.1 mFalling	16°CDrizzle
09:00	3–4 ftFair	1.7 m6 s ENE+ 0.4 m 7 s SSE	6 km/hgusts 26 km/hLight SSE	0.0 mRising	18°CDrizzle
12:00	3–4 ftFair	1.7 m6 s ENE+ 0.4 m 7 s SSE	8 km/hgusts 29 km/hLight SE	0.5 mRising	19°CDrizzle
15:00	3–5 ftFair	1.7 m6 s ENE+ 0.3 m 7 s SSE	10 km/hgusts 35 km/hX-on ESE	0.6 mFalling	19°CDrizzle
18:00	3–5 ftFair	1.7 m7 s ENE	11 km/hgusts 34 km/hX-on ESE	0.1 mFalling	18°CDrizzle
21:00	3–5 ftFair	1.7 m7 s ENE	11 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-on SE	-0.2 mRising	17°CDrizzle

Tides High 01:42 Low 07:00 High 14:04 Low 21:13

High 01:42 0.2 m Low 07:00 -0.1 m High 14:04 0.6 m Low 21:13 -0.2 m

05:06 17:56 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Spot guide

Surfing Burleigh Heads

Burleigh Heads is a classic Gold Coast right-hand point that wraps around the rocky headland of Burleigh Heads National Park. When a solid swell arrives, waves peel along a sandbar fed by Tallebudgera Creek through sections known as the Cove, the Point and Rockbreak, producing long, fast barrels.

It needs a decent east to south-easterly swell to work, so it comes alive during cyclone season and on east-coast-low swells, with west to north-westerly winds blowing offshore; winter mornings with south-westerly winds can also be excellent. Changes to the sand over the years mean the take-off zone sits a long way out in some seasons.

It suits advanced surfers who can handle speed, a strong current and a crowd of skilled locals. Getting in and out over the boulders of the headland can be tricky, so pick your moment and watch a few sets before jumping in.

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