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Spot de Burleigh Heads

Burleigh Heads kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Australia · Queensland

-28.08 | 153.45

Overview

Burleigh Heads is a kitesurf spot located on the Gold Coast, in southern Queensland. This iconic headland is world-famous for its quality surf waves and coastal national park. The spot works with the southeast trade winds and northeast breezes. Quality waves on the point break. Suitable for advanced riders due to the rocks and currents. Watch out for the very crowded surf zone. The spot is more surf-oriented than kite.
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Burleigh Heads: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from October to May, peaking in March: 23 rideable days a month and 286 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is June, at 8 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89% 13-20 knots · 11% 21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 421 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Burleigh Heads — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.0 246 h 28 °C 144 mm
February 24.0 252 h 28 °C 97 mm
March 27.0 286 h 26 °C 421 mm
April 20.0 176 h 25 °C 182 mm
May 21.0 219 h 23 °C 83 mm
June 8.0 72 h 21 °C 42 mm
July 8.5 76 h 20 °C 49 mm
August 17.0 161 h 22 °C 94 mm
September 18.5 135 h 25 °C 38 mm
October 20.5 166 h 26 °C 84 mm
November 20.0 162 h 27 °C 164 mm
December 25.0 216 h 28 °C 117 mm
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