Burleigh Heads Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT+

Observed

Waist to shoulder

Smart Cam

Swell

4.7FT9s
E89º
0.9FT10s
SSE168º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSSW

3kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.6FT

Temperature

69°F

spotName Wind & Weather
63ºF

2mm wetsuit

Max Stanley-Jones

Gold Coast Forecast

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Today

Light winds, calm morning and a few residual sets in the mix. Best aim for the low tide for size.

The E'ly swell is tapering back into the smaller size range. Still a couple of rippable sets in the head high range through the tops of the points. More manageable conditions down the line although still be conscious of the energy and water moving out there.

Light WSW winds at dawn are keeping plenty of clean conditions for the open stretches, bit of bump across the tops of the southern points. Grab a wave across the morning low tide as onshore winds through the afternoon will add some texture.

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Burleigh Heads Surf Guide

The coast they call Gold begins just south of Stradbroke Island and curves down for nearly 50 miles to Point Danger. Along this massive sandy stretch, the lava headland of Burleigh Bluff stands forth as the northernmost sentinel of a classic series of right points, and -- when it's on -- one of the most spectacularly beautiful waves in the world. Burleigh relies on sand flow from the Tallebudgera Creek mouth just south of the bluff. This fine river sand is carried with the prevailing currents ar... Read more