Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 3,760 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 12s. 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 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) 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 0.7m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what's on the cards for Broken Head over the next couple of weeks.
We're kicking off Monday the 6th with a solid 11.5 ft southerly swell but it's not really doing us any favours – cross-off winds and that energy is big but messy (combined energy around 2100 to 2500), plus the comments are calling it marginal. Not worth paddling out for. Tuesday and Wednesday stay similar, same sort of size with cross-off winds, still marginal. Thursday the 9th drops a bit to 8.2 ft but still cross-off and only moderate energy (1200–1400), still no good. Water temp is about 70.5°F, pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no worries there.
Then Friday the 10th morning is where it gets interesting. Swell drops to 7.2 ft from the SSE, period a decent 10 seconds, combined energy 1153 (moderate) and the wind swings to SW offshore at 12 mph. The report says "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers" – that's the standout window right there. The offshore flow will keep it clean, and while it's not huge, it's got enough push for a good session. Keep in mind the swell direction (SSE) isn't the absolute optimum for this point (ENE would be perfect), but the quality is there.
Saturday the 11th morning is another good call. Swell drops to 5.2 ft SSE, same 10-second period, lighter SW offshore at 6 mph. Combined energy 635 (moderate). Expect "very good surf conditions". Slightly smaller but still clean and fun.
Sunday the 12th morning goes glassy with north wind 3 mph, swell 3.9 ft from the SE, period 11 seconds, energy 347. That's a nice small-wave glass-off, but it's only 3.9 ft so not a standout.
Then we hit a flat spell. Monday the 13th goes tiny (2 ft and dropping), Tuesday the 14th is even smaller (0.7 ft), and Wednesday the 15th has zero waves. A solid three days with nothing worth chasing.
Things try to come back Thursday the 16th morning – 3.9 ft SE, period 9 seconds, light offshore from SW, energy 236. "Expect good surf
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
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 kJ | 2038 | 1897 | 2324 | 2483 | 2982 | 3760 | 2730 | 2289 | 1862 | 1412 | 1255 | 970 | 964 | 1331 | 755 | 490 | 349 | 396 | 347 | 263 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.08m | 00:10AM1.41m | 1:12PM1.14m | 1:01AM1.30m | 2:15PM1.22m | 2:03AM1.18m | 3:21PM1.33m | 3:16AM1.08m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:32AM1.02m | 5:27PM1.63m | 5:42AM1.01m | 6:24PM1.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.39m | 6:55AM0.17m | 6:53PM0.45m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:12PM0.48m | 8:35AM0.18m | 9:41PM0.45m | 9:34AM0.18m | 11:05PM0.36m | 10:34AM0.15m | 00:15AM0.24m | 11:33AM0.09m | 1:15AM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 24 | S 23 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 123 | 76 | 79 | 28 | — | 50 | 241 | 407 | 11 | 11 | 970 | 964 | 944 | 755 | 490 | 349 | 396 | 347 | 263 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SE 14 | — | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 189 | — | 8 | 143 | 233 | 115 | 57 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | S 19 | E 11 | S 19 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 2038 | 1897 | 2324 | 2483 | 2982 | 3760 | 2730 | 2289 | 1862 | 1412 | 1255 | — | — | 1331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 721 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
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