Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Broken Head. It’s a point break that’s fairly consistent, works best when the swell runs from the ENE, and it’s exposed to whatever the ocean throws at it. The water temp is sitting at about 69°, which is average for this time of year.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. Thursday afternoon kicks off with a solid 10ft swell from the SSE, but it’s got a cross-off wind blowing at 16 mph, making it messy. The combined energy is strong at 1368, but the conditions are marginal. Friday stays lumpy with a 8ft swell dropping to 7ft, still cross-off then cross, and the scores are low. Saturday improves a little – morning sees 5ft from the SE, light cross-off breeze at 6 mph, and clean conditions. The energy is moderate at 407. By Sunday morning, it’s looking better: 4ft from the SE with a 10-second period, glassy cross-off wind from the SSW at just 3 mph, and the energy is moderate at 497. That’s the best of the early run, but it’s nothing to write home about – clean but small.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Sunday afternoon through to the end of the second week, things go flat and choppy. Monday has a tiny 3ft glassy morning but with onshore winds later, and from Tuesday right through to the following Thursday, the swell drops below 3ft, winds swing onshore or cross-on, and the energy falls to weak numbers like 37, 50, 85. It’s a long stretch of poor surf, with a few days of barely surfable slop. The combined energy dips into two-digit figures, and the wind is either fresh or moderate cross-on, making it choppy and lumpy. Not much for a surfer to get excited about.

Now, the standout. After that lean period, the 20th of September – a Sunday morning – looks like the real deal. The swell bumps up to 8ft from the SSE with a short 7-second period, but the wind is glassy, dead calm at 0 mph. The energy is strong at 638. That’ll be clean, powerful, and for experienced surfers only – 8ft is over the 8ft threshold for experts, but it’s a solid, punchy wave. The swell direction is SSE, not the optimum ENE, but the glassy conditions and size make it the best on offer. Watch out for the short period, though – it’ll be a bit dumpy, but at a point break like Broken Head, it should still line up nicely.

After that, Monday the 21st sees a clean 7ft from the SSE with a long 11-second period, but the wind turns nasty – cross-on at 16 mph, making it choppy and poor. The energy is high at 1187, but the wind ruins it. The rest of the week looks pretty average, with small swell and persistent cross-on winds.

So, overall, it’s a patchy outlook. The first few days have some clean but small surf, then a long gap of flatness, then a Sunday morning standout on the 20th with glassy conditions and solid 8ft waves. Don’t expect much else until the end of the week, but that one session could be a cracker.

Rusty.

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