Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, SSE swell with 958 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E 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 Wednesday (Jul 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. 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 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got Broken Head as our only spot on the radar, and it’s gonna be a bit of a mixed bag over the next two and a half weeks.
We start off quiet. From Tuesday, the 21st, through to the end of the following week, the surf is pretty ordinary. The first few days have some small, messy waves with a lot of wind and poor conditions. Not much to get excited about. There’s a gap of several days where the recommendations are just not there for quality surfing.
The first real standout comes on Saturday morning, the 25th of July. The wind is glassy, dead calm, with a 4 ft SSE groundswell. That’s a long period swell over 14 seconds, so it’s got some real energy (644). This is a clean, lined-up point break wave for the experienced crew. The water temp is a fairly standard 69°, so grab a spring suit.
Then, hold onto your boardies. The second week brings the real juice. Friday, the 31st of July, is shaping up to be a beauty. We’ve got a solid 7 ft SSE swell with a 12-second period pumping in (1279). The wind is light offshore from the SW, meaning clean, hollow waves. This is an excellent, expert-level session but it’s clean and powerful. Given the size, it’s for the experienced crew only.
The run continues into Sunday, the 2nd of August, with another serious pulse. A 8 ft SSE swell, 10-second period, with light SSW winds (1374). The wave energy is strong, and the sets will be meaty. Then Monday, the 3rd of August, is the biggest of the run: a 10 ft SSE swell, 12-second period, with a solid offshore SSW wind at 12 mph (2477). That’s a proper, powerful, grinding point break. Again, this is for experts only.
Wednesday, the 5th of August, the swell starts to back off but it’s still a solid 7 ft. The wind is cross-off, so it’s still surfable but the quality drops.
So, if you’re looking for the best on offer, lock in Saturday the 25th of July for the glassy morning, and then Friday the 31st of July through Monday the 3rd of August for the big, clean, powerful groundswell. The mid-week gap will be a write-off, but the last week of July and first week of August are the real deal.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 878 | 614 | 494 | 408 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 169 | 134 | 83 | 542 | 156 | 577 | 750 | 34 | 361 | 390 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.20m | 1:11AM1.07m | 2:40PM1.22m | 2:09AM0.94m | 3:45PM1.25m | 3:24AM0.86m | 4:46PM1.31m | 4:39AM0.85m | 5:37PM1.39m | 5:40AM0.88m | 6:21PM1.47m | 6:28AM0.93m | 7:00PM1.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.56m | 7:39AM0.28m | 8:57PM0.61m | 8:30AM0.32m | 10:27PM0.59m | 9:30AM0.34m | 11:37PM0.52m | 10:31AM0.33m | 00:26AM0.43m | 11:24AM0.29m | 1:06AM0.35m | 12:10PM0.23m | 1:41AM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 878 | 614 | 494 | 408 | 273 | 269 | 215 | 169 | 134 | 83 | 65 | 279 | 326 | 750 | 358 | 361 | 390 | 302 | 239 | 184 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | S 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 57 | 84 | 35 | 99 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 156 | 577 | 43 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | S 10 | E 12 | — | SE 9 | S 10 | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | E 12 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 61 | 58 | 15 | 31 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 12 | 73 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 210 | 542 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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