Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty.

Look, I'm not gonna lie to you, the next couple of weeks at Broken Head are looking pretty ordinary. We've got a stretch of clean enough waves early on, but the quality is just not there. The real story is a massive pulse of energy that hits in the second week, but it's going to be a mess.

The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so don't expect any surprises there.

The first real chance to get wet comes on Thursday, the 10th of September. We've got a solid 12 ft swell from the SSE, but it's being hammered by a 19 mph southerly wind. The cross-off wind is keeping the surface clean, but the wave comment says it's marginal. The combined energy is strong, reading 1855, but it's a bit of a brute. It drops to 10 ft in the afternoon, still with the same issues.

Friday the 11th cleans up a bit. The swell drops to 8 ft from the SSE, and the wind backs off to 12 mph from the SSE, still cross-off. The surface is clean, but the energy is down to a moderate 816, and the period is a short 9 seconds. It's still a marginal call.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are a write-off. The swell gets small and the wind turns cross-shore, putting a chop on the surface. The wave energy drops right off, hitting as low as 202 on Saturday. Nothing to chase.

From Monday the 14th right through to the 21st of September, it's a long stretch of small, weak, and often onshore slop. The swell is consistently under 3 ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. This is a blank run for decent surf. The only slight glimmer is Monday afternoon the 21st, where we get a 4 ft SSE swell with a 12-second period and a clean 12 mph cross-off wind. The energy is a moderate 348, but it's still only a marginal call.

Then things get interesting, but not in a good way. On the 24th of September, a massive swell hits. We're looking at 10 ft from the SSE with a combined energy reading of 1360. That's a lot of water moving. But the wind is a fresh 19 mph from the NNE, putting a lumpy cross-onshore chop on the surface. It's a dangerous, ugly mess for a paddle surfer. This setup, with that much swell and strong wind, is more of a kite surfer's playground than a surfer's dream. It's for experts only, and even then, it's a battle.

The standout? Honestly, there isn't one. If you were desperate, the cleanest, most manageable wave is likely Friday morning the 11th of September, with 8 ft SSE swell and a clean cross-off wind. But don't expect much.

Rusty.

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