Surf Forecasts:
Broadbeach surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, SSE swell with 325 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. 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 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broadbeach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, listen up. Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, this is a pretty bleak stretch for Broadbeach. The finder’s got outright nothing good on the cards for the first 15 days. We’re talkin’ a massive gap from now until the 12th of August where the surf is just poor. You’ll be staring at flat, weak, or choppy dribble day after day. The winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, messing up what little bump there is, and the combined energy never gets into a decent range until the very end.
The one and only standout, the only real chance to get wet, rolls in on Wednesday morning, 12 August. Even then, it’s a marginal call. We’ve got a 4ft swell coming out of the E at 11 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, which will bring some shape and energy (combined energy is 277 – moderate), but at a beach break like Broadbeach, a long period E swell can be a bit wonky, breaking too straight. The real winner here is the wind: SSW at 12 mph, straight offshore. That’s clean, mate. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no worries there.
Everything else is a write-off. The 28th of July through to the 11th of August is just a long, flat, ugly gap. For a beginner, the swell never gets above 5ft, so it’s not too big, but the conditions are so poor it doesn’t matter. Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, that Wednesday morning session is the only window. For the rest of it, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the onshore winds and choppy water.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 127 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 307 | 42 | 325 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM0.86m | 8:48PM1.44m | 8:52AM0.91m | 9:21PM1.47m | 9:28AM0.96m | 9:53PM1.49m | 10:03AM1.00m | 10:25PM1.48m | 10:38AM1.05m | 10:58PM1.44m | 11:16AM1.09m | 11:32PM1.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.40m | 2:00PM0.28m | 3:36AM0.37m | 2:39PM0.29m | 4:06AM0.35m | 3:16PM0.30m | 4:36AM0.35m | 3:53PM0.31m | 5:04AM0.35m | 4:31PM0.33m | 5:34AM0.34m | 5:13PM0.35m | |||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 64 | 42 | 69 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 19 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 98 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | S 3 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 127 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 307 | 1 | 325 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 185 | 109 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Broadbeach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Broadbeach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Broadbeach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Broadbeach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Broadbeach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Broadbeach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Broadbeach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Broadbeach is 1 km (1 miles) from Surfers Paradise. If you plan a holiday in Gold Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Surfers Paradise. Surfers Paradise has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest