Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. It’s gonna be a bit of a slow grind for the next couple of weeks at Broken Head. Nothin’ here is gonna have you scrambling for your board, but we’ll dig through what’s on the table.

The water temp is sitting at 68° which is just about normal for this time of year, so no worries there—just your standard wetsuit.

The first few days are pretty lackluster. Saturday morning the 8th has some tiny 3ft ENE swell with a clean, offshore wind. It’s surfable, but it’s pretty ordinary. The energy is weak too, only 112. If you’re desperate for a paddle, it’s there, but don’t expect much.

Sunday the 9th keeps the small stuff going, around 4ft from the E, but the morning wind is a light cross-on. It’s clean-ish but not great. The afternoon gets a bit of a bump in the wind which makes things choppy, so maybe call it a morning session.

Monday the 10th is where things get a little tricky. The swell bumps up to 6ft, but it’s short-period, lumpy stuff with a fresh cross-onshore wind. That’s not a recipe for good surf. The energy’s moderate at 403, but with those winds, I wouldn’t bother. Unless you’re into a messy, blown-out time, give it a miss.

We get a bit of a drop again on Tuesday the 11th, back down to 2ft. It’s clean but weak, and the conditions are just poor. Not worth the effort.

Wednesday the 12th offers a similar story—small, clean, but pretty weak. You’d be fighting for a dribble on a longboard, and even then it’s a tough sell.

Thursday the 13th has even less size. A tiny 2ft with a glassy morning. The energy is super weak at 49. It’s clean, but it’s flat. You’d be better off finding something else to do.

Friday the 14th starts off flat and poor in the morning. But hold on—the afternoon shows a pulse. The swell jumps to 4ft from the SSE with a 10-second period, and the energy kicks up to 348. The wind is light and cross-off, keeping it clean. This might be the best window in the first week. It’s nothing crazy, but it’s surfable and lined up. It’s a subtle improvement, but we take what we can get.

The weekend gets messy again. Saturday the 15th is small and poor all day. Sunday the 16th has a little bit of short-period SSE swell in the morning, 4ft, but the winds are just okay. It’s surfable but not memorable. The afternoon drops off again.

Monday the 17th is a write-off. The swell jumps to 5ft, but it’s coming from the SE with a cross-shore wind that’s whipping up a cross-chop. It’s a mess. This isn’t really a surf day; it might be more interesting for kiting than paddling.

After that, it’s a fading story. Tuesday the 18th has some small ESE swell, but the winds are all over the place and quality is poor. Wednesday the 19th sees a slight improvement with a clean offshore in the morning and 3ft on offer, but the energy is still weak.

Looking further out, Thursday the 20th has a similar small clean morning, and Friday the 21st a bit of a clean light wind morning, but nothing with any punch. The period from the 22nd onwards just fades into small, weak, and messy surf with a few rain showers and storms possible.

So, the long-range outlook is pretty bleak. We’ve got that one highlight on Friday the 14th afternoon, which is a week out and promising, but it’s still not a classic. For the rest, it’s small, weak, and ordinary. The breaks aren’t showing much consistency at all, which is a bit of a bummer. Keep your expectations low and your eye on that Friday pulse.

Rusty.

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