Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’m lookin’ straight at Broken Head for the next couple weeks. It’s a point break, beginner-friendly, fairly consistent, and open to the swell. The water’s sittin’ at 69°, which is pretty much right where it should be for this time of year—no surprises there.

Honestly, the first week is a bit of a struggle. We’ve got a gap from now up until Saturday the 15th where the surf is either tiny or pretty ordinary. Wednesday the 12th morning offers a scrap of 2ft east swell with a clean offshore WSW breeze, but with only 92 units of combined energy, it’s barely a knee-high dribbler. Thursday the 13th morning is similar, 2ft east swell, clean again with a SW offshore, but the energy’s only 61. It’s surfable, but you won’t be telling your mates about it.

Then things get weird. Saturday the 15th afternoon sees the swell jump to 6ft from the SSE, but the period is a short 7 seconds, and the energy leaps to 314. The problem? It’s rain and a cross-off breeze, and the conditions are described as marginal. It’s not clean enough to get excited about. Sunday the 16th through to Tuesday the 18th keep pumping out swell between 4ft and 7ft, but it’s all short-period, cross-shore wind, and mostly rain or storms. The energy climbs from 111 up to 604, but the quality is poor. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup, truth be told.

Finally, we get a proper window. Thursday the 20th morning is the first real standout. Swell is 6ft from the SE with a 9-second period, and a cross-off S breeze keeps it clean. The energy is a solid 651, and the guidance says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s the one to circle. Friday the 21st morning is also worth a look: 6ft SE swell again, light cross-off S breeze at 6 mph, and 695 units of energy. Clean, punchy point surf for the early crew.

From Saturday the 22nd through to Monday the 25th, the swell holds in the 5ft to 7ft range, but the wind starts to get a bit messy—cross-shore and cross-onshore. Sunday the 23rd afternoon is another highlight though: 7ft of east swell, clean and cross-off with a 9-second period, and 840 units of energy. That’s got some grunt, and with a gentle SSE breeze, the point should be peeling nicely. The best of the whole run is that Sunday the 23rd afternoon session.

After that, Tuesday the 25th has the swell dropping and the wind turning onshore, so the window closes. Overall, the real quality is packed into the last ten days of the forecast, with Thursday the 20th, Friday the 21st, and Sunday the 23rd being the ones to chase. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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