Superbank
5 breaks on the roster, reading 2 ocean cells.
Overview
5 breaks on the roster, reading 2 ocean cells.
SuperbankPhoto: A view of Coolangatta Beach, Greenmount Beach, Greenmount Hill from Kirra Point, Queensland, Australia · Jack Bain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
From 33 yrs· 5 Nov 2026Ocean cell 6 km offshore · scores generated 5 Nov 2026 · Roster and ocean statistics read from Supabase on 5 Nov 2026 · scores for Burleigh Heads, computed by Wowcean on 5 Nov 2026 from the same archive, by production’s method · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information · Places near the breaks © OpenStreetMap contributors, 5 Nov 2026.
Conditions in January
At a glance · January
Swell
0.7 – 1.9 m
Primary swell, p10 to p90 offshore · 8,432 readings.
Glassy or no wind sea
41%
Of Jan readings at the cell, 33 years.
Water
25 – 27°C
Boardshorts. Nobody wears rubber here. The middle 80% of Jan days, 1993–2025.
Season
—
The season isn’t measured here yet.
On land in January · days 24 – 27°C, nights around 24°C · one of the three wettest months here.
Swell: climatology · 1993 – May 2026 · Copernicus Marine + ERA5 · regional ocean cell, not a forecast. Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1993–2025, at the ocean cell. On land: NASA POWER, a ~50 km reanalysis of 1993–2025 — the coast’s broad climate, not a weather station.
The wave
5 breaks on the roster, reading 2 ocean cells.
Breaks on the roster
5
Breaks we know of at this hub
Curated
0 of 5
Hold a wave profile from a guide
Scored
1 of 5
Hold a Surf Score
Ocean cell
6 km offshore, read by 4 of the 5 breaks here · the rest read 1 other cell
Nearest airport
OOL · Gold Coast, 4 km
Scheduled flights · straight line from the hub, not a drive
Roster and ocean statistics read from Supabase on 5 Nov 2026 · scores for Burleigh Heads, computed by Wowcean on 5 Nov 2026 from the same archive, by production’s method · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information
When to go
Thirty-three years of mornings
Every month at the ocean cell offshore: the middle 80% of 33 years of primary-swell readings, and the median — size at sea, not how good the mornings were.
Median primary swell 1.2 m, at about 7 s; the wind sea was glassy or absent on 41% of 8,432 readings across 33 Jans.
The band holds the middle 80% of primary-swell readings at the ocean cell 6 km offshore (p10 to p90), the line the median. It is size at sea, not quality at the break — wind, tide and each break’s own shape are not in it. Read by 4 of the 5 breaks at Superbank.
Typical for these datesFrom 33 yrs· 31 May 20261993 – May 2026 · Copernicus Marine GLOBAL_MULTIYEAR_WAV_001_032 · monthly summaries per ocean cell · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information
Reliability by month · 1 scored break of 5
out of 10 · how often it is big enough
4 more breaks here have no score yet — we don’t know yet what swell works at them. Each break’s page shows what is still missing.
From 33 yrs· 5 Nov 2026Production scores, scale fractions_v3 · 0.70 size, 0.20 direction, 0.10 period · from the 33-year archive at the break’s ocean cell · a dash is a month production’s scoring run did not score, never a zero.
The ocean cell in January
8,432 readings · 4 breaks read it
0.7 – 1.9 m
Primary swell height · p10 to p90 offshore
1.2 – 4.4 m
Median to the biggest reading
6.9 s
Median period · p90 8.8 s
41%
Of readings with wind sea glassy or absent
Swell arrives from 67° to 144° (median 95°), spread 31°. Completeness 100%, 118,048 of 118,048 values, confidence high. Satellite-assimilated years only: 71% altimeter, 12% + Sentinel-1 SAR, 18% + CFOSAT.
From 33 yrs · 31 May 2026This is the ocean off Superbank in January. It is not yet any one break in January — that needs the break’s own profile. Measured 5 Nov 2026 · Copernicus Marine WAVERYS, 1993 – May 2026.
Breaks
5 breaks, and which are yours
Tell us your level and each break says whether it is yours.
From surfers who surf here
Local knowledge
No local tips yet
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Tips here are written by surfers who live here — named, dated, never generated. Until someone sends one, this stays empty rather than filled with a guess.
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No stays with a price to show for Jan 6 – 13
Live prices could not be fetched just now. Each provider still opens with your dates and shows its price there.
Beyond the lineup
Afternoons and evenings
Photo John Rotenstein· Public domainBurleigh Head National ParkNature reserve · 100 m from Burleigh HeadsBurleigh Head is a small national park at Burleigh Heads in the City of Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia.Wikipedia Website Map 
Photo Lewi Hirvela· CC BY-SA 2.0Currumbin Wildlife SanctuaryZoo · 1.4 km from Currumbin AlleyCurrumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a heritage-listed zoological garden at 28 Tomewin Street, Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1947 onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 September 2009.Hours as mapped: Daily 08:00–17:00Wikipedia Website Map 
Photo Chris Olszewski· CC BY-SA 4.0Cook Island Aquatic ReserveNature reserve · 3.8 km from Duranbah (D-Bah)Cook Island Aquatic Reserve is a marine protected area in the South Pacific Ocean, located around Cook Island, about 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the Fingal Head mainland of New South Wales.Wikipedia Map 
Photo Edukeralam, (Navaneeth Krishnan S)· CC BY-SA 3.0Gold Coast Regional Botanic GardensGarden · 11.9 km from Burleigh HeadsThe Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the Rosser Park Regional Botanic Gardens, and before that simply Rosser Park, are located on Ashmore Road, Benowa, Gold Coast, Australia.Locally: Gold Coast Botanic GardensWikipedia Map 
Photo Tristanb ( talk ).· CC BY-SA 3.0Sea WorldTheme park · 15.3 km from Burleigh HeadsSea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.Hours as mapped: Daily 09:30–17:00Wikipedia Website Map Sights within reach are places OpenStreetMap maps as a temple, fort, museum, park and the like, each matched to its English Wikipedia article by name and position; the words are the article’s opening lines, shortened (CC BY-SA 4.0), read 4 Nov 2026. Surf shops, viewpoints and places to eat near the breaks are as mapped on OpenStreetMap (5 Nov 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos are credited on each card and on the licences page. Not reviewed, rated or ranked by us; nearest first, distances are straight lines. Find tours opens a search for tours at that sight on our tours partner’s site, in a new tab — we do not hold their tours or prices.
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Want this break when it’s right?
We’ll call when Superbank lines up with the conditions you want — your window, not everyone’s.
One call per swell · quiet hours respected
Nearby
Other hubs worth a look
Indonesia · 4560 km away, straight line
Biggest in Sep. Water 25 – 30°C, boardshorts.
Best months not held yet · 12 stays mapped on OpenStreetMap
United States · 7590 km away, straight line
Strong fit · 8.2Most reliable Dec to Feb, from the 33-year archive. How it suits your level isn’t known yet — its breaks are still being described.
Best Dec – Feb · 2 stays mapped on OpenStreetMap
Sri Lanka · 8610 km away, straight line
Biggest in Jul. Water 27 – 31°C, boardshorts.
Best months not held yet · 12 stays mapped on OpenStreetMap
South Africa · 11240 km away, straight line
Excellent fit · 8.7Most reliable Feb to Dec, from the 33-year archive. How it suits your level isn’t known yet — its breaks are still being described.
Best Feb – Dec · 12 stays mapped on OpenStreetMap