Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 1,432 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE 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 (Sep 06) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broken Head in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey crew, Rusty here with the Broken Head outlook. Right now – Saturday Sep 5 – it's flat, maybe 1.3ft from the east with a 9-second period. Glassy dawn but the NNE wind picks up to 12 mph and goes onshore in the afternoon. Not worth paddling. Sunday and Monday are still tiny and choppy with onshore or cross-shore winds. Water's about 69°F, dead average for the season – no surprise.
Tuesday afternoon Sep 8 jumps to 8.2ft from the SSE but only 8 seconds, energy 895 – moderate-strong but short period, so lumpy and quick. Clean with cross-off wind though. Might suit a kite better than a paddle. Then Wednesday morning Sep 9 – that's the gem. Solid 7.2ft SSE groundswell with an 11
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 30 | 43 | 82 | 82 | 337 | 141 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 871 | 1220 | 1121 | 672 | 365 | 705 | 1008 | 1258 | 692 | 1231 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.42m | 3:16AM0.87m | 4:05PM1.52m | 4:35AM0.93m | 5:07PM1.63m | 5:34AM1.03m | 5:59PM1.72m | 6:22AM1.15m | 6:44PM1.77m | 7:05AM1.26m | 7:25PM1.76m | 7:46AM1.36m | 8:02PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.40m | 9:00AM0.30m | 11:06PM0.29m | 10:17AM0.23m | 11:59PM0.18m | 11:18AM0.14m | 00:41AM0.09m | 12:11PM0.06m | 1:19AM0.03m | 12:58PM0.01m | 1:52AM0.00m | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:24AM-0.00m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 40 | 35 | 82 | 82 | 41 | 377 | 693 | 363 | 11 | 16 | 1220 | 1121 | 672 | 365 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 692 | 12 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 141 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 465 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 12 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 17 | — | 15 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SE 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 43 | — | 1 | 337 | — | — | — | 499 | 871 | — | — | — | 2 | 705 | 1008 | 1258 | — | 1231 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 329 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
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