Broken Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.71° S 153.62° E

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Broken Head sea temperature is

20.7°C

Broken Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Broken Head today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Broken Head at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	130	122	160	122	98	74	71	60	64	53	30	24	724	845	1039	1006	897	767	392	306	223	242	206	175
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	NNE	N	NNE	NW	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide				10:10AM1.56m				10:17PM1.12m				10:48AM1.51m				10:55PM1.02m					11:29AM1.43m
Low Tide		3:39AM0.11m				4:35PM0.23m				4:10AM0.17m					5:18PM0.31m			4:43AM0.24m					6:06PM0.38m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	—	—	4	6	1	—	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	23	24	23	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	20	22	23	23	25	25	23	23	23	19	15	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 9	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 9	ENE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	ENE 9	S 8	S 8	SE 7	SSE 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	19	19	113	100	66	24	25	60	64	53	30	24	31	23	20	12	11	17	199	132	223	147	244	279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 10	NE 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	N 5	—	S 18	SSE 16	NE 9	SSE 14	S 8	S 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	5	5	19	19	20	14	14	25	26	24	24	23	22	20	1	—	6	27	21	115	104	61	40	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	E 10	S 6	S 6	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	—	S 18	—	SSE 15	ENE 9	SSE 13	E 8	E 13	E 13
kJ	1	1	1	1	8	1	1	14	13	13	13	4	4	4	—	—	55	—	45	30	131	37	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	SW 5	S 5	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	130	122	160	122	98	74	71	—	—	7	120	474	724	845	1039	1006	897	767	392	306	—	242	206	175
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	153	15	2	19	2	86	2	0	0	0	216	264	266	266	208	84	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	5	4	4	2	1	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	7	5	5

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