Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and have a proper look at the next couple of weeks at Broken Head. This stretch is a bit of a mixed bag, so don’t go booking the week off just yet.

We kick off with a flat and messy Saturday morning – only 0.7ft of swell and rain, not worth getting wet for. The afternoon bumps up to a stormy 6ft with a cross-offshore wind, but it’s a jumbled, questionably-timed mess that’s more frustration than fun.

Sunday is where the spark shows. The morning has a clean 5ft swell from the SSE, and the wind is light and cross-off. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, and the energy is building (678). By the afternoon, it turns glassy with a touch more period (11 seconds), and the swell holds at 5ft (832). That, my friends, is the pick of the first few days – a proper little window for some fun, lined-up waves.

Monday morning keeps the quality going with the same 5-6ft SSE swell and glassy conditions (713). This is another solid session. The afternoon kills it though – onshore NE wind and a 5ft swell that’s just messy.

Tuesday onwards drops off a cliff. We’re looking at tiny, weak surf for days – 2ft to 3ft with weak energy (as low as 29). It’s mostly clean, but there’s simply nothing to ride. This flat spell stretches right through to the 9th and most of the 10th. A few of those days have clean conditions, but you’d be surfing whitewash. For a spot like this, that’s a long, boring stretch.

Then, things start to rumble. On the 10th at 10am, there’s a jump in size but the period drops to a short 6 seconds – it’s a windswell, not a groundswell, and while the energy is moderate (243), it’s not going to be pretty. The 14th afternoon shows another pulse of 5ft SSE, but it’s short-period and the tide might be against you.

The real event is the 16th. Sunday morning brings a 8ft swell from the SSE, and energy readings are off the charts (1442) – this is proper, strong stuff. However, it’s short-period (8 seconds), so it’s going to be a bit unruly, and with cross-shore winds, it’s not going to be epic. This is a day for experienced surfers only, and even then, it could be a battle. The afternoon cleans up with a 4ft swell but a very long 18-second period (1539 energy), which at a spot like this can be a bit too straight – it’s promising but a bit of a lottery.

So, the standout sessions are Sunday and Monday morning – clean, glassy, and with decent energy. The big 16th is a wildcard for the experts.

Water temp is 69°, which is bang on average for this time of year.

You won’t get much joy for the better part of that middle week, but keep an eye on that final Sunday – it could be a big one, if you’ve got the skills.

Rusty out.

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