Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, SE swell with 822 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE 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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 15s. 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 1.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 10s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here. Let’s talk about Broken Head – it’s a point break that picks up swell pretty consistently.
Water temp is about 69°F, right where you’d expect for early August. The action kicks off Sunday, August 2nd. Morning sees a clean 5ft swell out of the SSE, period 9 seconds, with a light cross-off breeze. The combined energy is moderate (652). That’s a fun little wave for the beginners.
But the real standout is Monday, August 3rd, first thing. The swell stays at 5ft, but it shifts to the SE, the period jumps to 11 seconds – that’s real groundswell – and the wind goes glassy. This is the session. For a point break, that long period will produce some long, lined-up walls. Energy is still solid at 642. That’s the one to circle on the calendar.
After that, it dries up fast. Tuesday the 4th goes small and onshore, and from the 5th through the 11th, it’s mostly tiny waves (2ft to 3ft) with messy winds or just “ordinary” conditions. There’s a few clean windows with offshore wind on the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th, but the swell is just too weak (energy dropping as low as 28 on Friday the 7th) to bother with.
We get a little bump on the 9th and 10th with 3ft waves and energy up to 201, but the wind is cross-on or onshore and the quality is poor. From the 12th right through the rest of the 16 days, it’s the same small stuff: 2ft to 3ft, with the occasional clean window but nothing with any power or real shape. The morning of the 16th offers a 3ft wave with 10-second period and 164 energy, offshore wind – but by afternoon it’s onshore again. A tease.
So it’s simple. Sunday and especially Monday morning on the 3rd are your best bets. After that, it’s a long, flat slog. Forecasts can change, but right now, you’d be waiting a while.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 584 | 500 | 626 | 458 | 258 | 105 | 47 | 119 | 154 | 130 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 28 | 47 | 71 | 40 | 36 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.18m | 10:17PM1.57m | 10:52AM1.21m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:40AM1.24m | 11:37PM1.32m | 12:36PM1.26m | 00:30AM1.17m | 1:43PM1.30m | 1:40AM1.03m | 2:59PM1.38m | 3:07AM0.94m | 4:14PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.20m | 4:51AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.27m | 5:26AM0.12m | 5:31PM0.36m | 6:07AM0.16m | 6:38PM0.44m | 6:56AM0.21m | 8:05PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.25m | 9:46PM0.45m | 9:09AM0.25m | 11:11PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 424 | 584 | 500 | 626 | 458 | 258 | 105 | 47 | 119 | 154 | 130 | 39 | 65 | 60 | 71 | 69 | 154 | 115 | 83 | 81 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | N 3 | SSE 9 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 218 | 255 | 295 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 40 | 28 | 47 | 71 | 40 | 36 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 21 | S 21 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 53 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NE 6 | W 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 7 |
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