Surf Forecasts:
Broadbeach surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 2,675 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broadbeach this week:
The surf forecast for Broadbeach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broadbeach in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broadbeach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, grab a seat. Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – if you’re looking for a proper surf over the next sixteen days at Broadbeach, you’re going to be doing a lot of waiting. The whole run is pretty bleak. There’s a gap of surf worth talking about that starts now and doesn’t really give you anything until late in the piece, and even then, it’s a stretch.
Right now through to around the 23rd of September, it’s mostly poor. We’ve got cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions gumming up the works. The wave energy is weak, mostly sitting under a hundred and only briefly showing a bit of moderate energy around the 16th and 17th with values in the four-hundreds and five-hundreds, but that comes with strong, messy cross-shore winds. Swell heights bob around 2ft to 6ft, but the periods are short – mostly under 8 seconds – so there’s not much shape or power. It’s the kind of setup that looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Around the 19th of September, there’s a brief glimmer. The Saturday morning sees a light cross-shore breeze and a bit of cleaner energy, with a 4ft swell from the ESE and a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy hits 309 (moderate). But the score is still a 1 out of 10 – a marginal call. The rest of that day and the days after just fall away into tiny, weak swell and onshore wind.
After that, from the 22nd right through until the 27th of September, it’s tiny and messy again – under 3ft, short period, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore. Combined wave energy drops back to double digits. For a break that’s exposed and fairly consistent, it’s a frustrating run, but it tends not to stay this poor for long around here.
The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
If you’re desperate, the only date that even flirts with something surfable is the 19th of September. It’s not a standout, it’s just the least-bad option.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 77 | 35 | 66 | 50 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 383 | 703 | 783 | 788 | 2675 | 1609 | 2013 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.34m | 10:22AM1.28m | 10:34PM1.24m | 11:01AM1.28m | 11:04PM1.13m | 11:42AM1.26m | 11:35PM1.01m | 12:29PM1.21m | 00:08AM0.90m | 1:23PM1.16m | 00:52AM0.80m | 2:31PM1.13m | 2:01AM0.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.27m | 4:20AM0.29m | 4:35PM0.33m | 4:49AM0.30m | 5:18PM0.40m | 5:18AM0.31m | 6:02PM0.47m | 5:50AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.53m | 6:24AM0.34m | 7:53PM0.57m | 7:06AM0.36m | 9:22PM0.57m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 13 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 703 | — | — | 769 | 692 | 806 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 97 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 20 | SE 10 | SE 21 | SE 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 3 | NW 3 | SE 2 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 77 | 13 | 66 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 383 | 25 | 783 | 788 | 2675 | 1609 | 2013 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 185 | 10 | 138 | 752 | 58 | 184 | 1384 | 14 | 14 | 340 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 0 |
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