Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(North Coast – New South Wales, Australia)
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Broken Head Surf Guide
Broken Head on the North Coast is an exposed point break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the east northeast. Often Crowded. Take care of sharks, rips and rocks.
Broken Head Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 24.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Broken Head:
The best conditions reported for surf at Broken Head occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Broken Head (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Broken Head Location Map
Interactive Broken Head surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Broken Head is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 61 km (38 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Broken Head is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 155 km (96 miles) away.

Saturday, 21 May 2022, 00:15 Local Time
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Period (s) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
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Wind State | cross | cross | cross | cross |
Tides at Broken Head
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Swell History at Broken Head
Surf stats for Broken Head, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Broken Head
Wind stats for Broken Head, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Broken Head:
- Closest Wave BuoyByron Bay Waverider Buoy12 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyTweed Heads Buoy36 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyPalm Beach Buoy43 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyGold Coast Buoy52 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyBrisbane Buoy85 mi