Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SSE swell with 681 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broken Head this week:
The surf forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broken Head in the next 16 days are 1.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s run through what Broken Head’s offering over the next couple of weeks in feet and miles per hour.
The start is a bit of a letdown. Tuesday and Wednesday this week are blown out with weak, short-interval waves. You’ll be waiting a few days before anything decent shows up.
Come Thursday the 28th of August, there’s a small window. Early Friday morning the 28th is a real treat – a glassy 2-foot swell from the ENE, period around 8 seconds, with a combined energy reading of 74, which is weak. It’s tiny but clean as a pin with no wind. Broken Head is a point break, beginner-friendly and fairly consistent, but the crowds can be thick. For a Friday morning, that’s a solid little session if you get there early – water temp is about normal at 20°.
Now eye up Sunday the 30th of August. That morning pushes a solid 8-foot SSE groundswell with a 10-second period, and a massive 1208 combined energy reading – that’s strong energy. Winds are clean from the south, cross-off. With the swell over 8 feet, it’s strictly for the experts. The point should line up well with the optimum ENE direction. Conditions are called marginal, maybe a bit tricky with tide, but for the experienced crew, this is the best on offer.
Into the second week, it fades fast. Monday the 31st still has a clean 5-foot swell from the SSE in the morning, but energy is dropping. Come Tuesday the 1st of September, the period stretches to 15 seconds on a tiny 2-foot swell – long waits for barely nothing. The rest of early September is mostly choppy or onshore. There’s a far-out glimmer on Friday the 4th of September with a clean 4-foot groundswell from the SSE, a very long 18-second period, and strong energy at 1103. That’s a long-range call so don’t bank on it, but at a point break it could be special if it lines up.
After that, it’s small and messy again. Beginners, hit that glassy Friday morning on the 28th. Big-wave surfers, the Sunday the 30th is your standout – just expect company.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 238 | 117 | 118 | 150 | 104 | 85 | 94 | 178 | 60 | 70 | 356 | 260 | 231 | 631 | 637 | 480 | 497 | 495 | 681 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.55m | 6:44AM1.05m | 7:04PM1.62m | 7:18AM1.13m | 7:36PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:08PM1.69m | 8:27AM1.28m | 8:40PM1.65m | 9:03AM1.34m | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:41AM1.38m | 9:49PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.23m | 1:08AM0.23m | 12:29PM0.16m | 1:38AM0.16m | 1:06PM0.10m | 2:07AM0.10m | 1:42PM0.07m | 2:36AM0.05m | 2:20PM0.07m | 3:06AM0.03m | 2:59PM0.10m | 3:36AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 52 | 117 | 118 | 150 | 104 | 85 | 94 | 178 | 203 | 160 | 356 | 260 | 231 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 495 | 281 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 5 | S 10 | N 5 | S 10 | S 16 | NNE 6 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | NE 10 | N 7 | SSE 21 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 107 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 681 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 10 | SSE 16 | NE 13 | S 11 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | N 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 238 | 40 | — | — | 13 | 86 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 59 | 631 | 637 | 480 | 497 | 459 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 436 | 153 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 20 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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