Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 16 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 19 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, SSE swell with 904 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N 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 Thursday (Nov 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s is also forecast. 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 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 19th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 839 | 572 | 353 | 237 | 124 | 82 | 69 | 103 | 73 | 84 | 155 | 144 | 230 | 85 | 139 | 198 | 309 | 153 | 167 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.62m | 9:21PM1.07m | 9:48AM1.60m | 9:59PM1.01m | 10:26AM1.56m | 10:39PM0.96m | 11:07AM1.50m | 11:23PM0.91m | 11:50AM1.44m | 00:12AM0.88m | 12:37PM1.39m | 1:11AM0.86m | 1:28PM1.35m | 2:19AM0.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.21m | 3:07AM0.15m | 4:25PM0.24m | 3:41AM0.19m | 5:07PM0.28m | 4:18AM0.25m | 5:52PM0.32m | 4:58AM0.30m | 6:41PM0.36m | 5:43AM0.37m | 7:34PM0.37m | 6:34AM0.43m | 8:29PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | N 6 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 1081 | 839 | 572 | 353 | 205 | 110 | 82 | 59 | 103 | 73 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 56 | 72 | 104 | 200 | 72 | 167 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 12 | S 13 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 16 | 50 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 110 | 5 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NNE 10 | S 12 | NNE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | NE 9 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 97 | 66 | 237 | 124 | — | 69 | — | — | 84 | 155 | 144 | 230 | 85 | 139 | 198 | 309 | 153 | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 725 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1331 | 82 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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