Broken Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.71° S 153.62° E

Issued: 3 pm 14 Jul 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 (14 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Broken Head at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).
	Tue 14				Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	NE 10	S 8	N 10	N 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	4	0	2	2	806	1136	1216	998	913	837	866	770	703	657	558
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	ESE	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:08PM1.96m				8:28AM1.10m				8:55PM1.96m				9:16AM1.13m				9:40PM1.89m
Low Tide		1:20PM-0.03m				2:54AM0.01m				2:10PM-0.05m				3:39AM-0.00m				2:59PM-0.03m					4:21AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	6	2
Temp °C	19	18	16	15	13	12	12	13	16	15	16	15	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	16	15	15	13	9	8	7	8	10	8	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 8	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 8	S 7	S 7	E 9	S 15	—	N 10	N 10	E 11	—	—	NE 10	—	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	10	11	1	3	3	10	10	10	7	4	—	2	2	2	—	—	4	—	3	12	12	11	11	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 16	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 19	S 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17
kJ	5	10	10	5	10	9	9	9	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	31	30	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 7	S 14	S 12	N 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 19
kJ	6	5	5	10	9	2	4	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 4	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7
kJ	2	3	—	—	—	7	9	13	65	380	954	804	670	806	1136	1216	998	913	837	866	770	703	657	558
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Coolum Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	247	334	921	334	334	313	283	221	208	760	20	20	60	7	20	221	221	436	400	381	334	208	84
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	North wall											Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North		Byron Bay - The Wreck	Brunswick Heads North								Turners Beach
Rating (10 max)	1											2	3		2	3								2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Kingston Norfolk Island	Kingston Norfolk Island	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	2	2	4	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

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 Broken Head 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.

Broken Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Broken Head today (14 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website