Broken Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Broken Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Broken Head sea temperature is
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Broken Head today?

The current surf forecast for Broken Head at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Broken Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
ESE
1.6
E
1.8
ESE
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.8
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)601542542448448516464417461323393270383268262222235264277317448317277277
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
1.53
6:10PM
0.93
6:42AM
1.64
7:06PM
1.03
7:31AM
1.72
7:51PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.29
11:52PM
0.22
1:33PM
0.19
12:50AM
0.13
2:13PM
0.11
1:39AM
0.06
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:19-------7:17----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
567652--------11121---1-
Temp. °C232424232323222223242525242422222324242423232222
Feels °C (?)232525242422212121222223232322222323222223232323
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