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Broken Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
24.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Broken Head today?

The current surf forecast for Broken Head at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NE
1
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SSE
1
E
1
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
E
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)9888888810899999876777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2271841801761812011721591321271411389795958987104107107158158104158
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.23
4:45PM
0.88
6:07AM
1.31
5:57PM
0.87
6:54AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.33
11:46AM
0.60
10:55PM
0.33
12:52PM
0.51
11:51PM
0.31
1:40PM
0.42
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:47-------7:46
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1-11-----------------
Temp. °C242323232224242524242323242626262423232324262626
Feels °C (?)252525252426252524252425242424252424242424252627
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