Burleigh Heads Sea Temperature
Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Burleigh Heads is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Burleigh Heads and nearby locations.
Water temperature in Burleigh Heads right now
Below is the current sea temperature for Burleigh Heads, Australia on 8th December 2025.
25.28° C
(77.51° F)
- yesterday: 25.23° C (77.42° F)
- a week ago: 24.35° C (75.83° F)
This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.
The average sea temperature for Burleigh Heads on December 8th over the last 10 years is 24.84° C (76.72° F), with a low temperature of 23.9° C (75.02° F) and a high of 25.73° C (78.31° F).
Analysis and forecast for Burleigh Heads water temperatures
The water temperature in Burleigh Heads today is higher than the average temperature of 24.84° C (76.72° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 8th December 2024, was 25.29° C (77.52° F).
The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Burleigh Heads over the last 30 days:
The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.
Water temperature in Burleigh Heads by month
The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Burleigh Heads.
For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Burleigh Heads changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.
Burleigh Heads map and nearby water temperatures
Locations near Burleigh Heads
The highest temperature in Australia today is 31.21° C (88.18° F) in Gulf of Carpentaria. The lowest is in Bruny Island, where the temperature of the water is 14.63° C (58.34° F).
Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Burleigh Heads?
The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Burleigh Heads because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.
SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Burleigh Heads as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.
Data source and citation
Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Burleigh Heads comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.
The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.
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