Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Broken Head.

We're looking at a pretty quiet run for the next week or so. The water temp is sitting at 68°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. The first real standout doesn't come until Thursday morning, the 20th of August. We've got a clean 5ft ESE swell with light offshore winds, making for some good surf. The combined energy is moderate at 310, so there's some push there, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit more on the choppy, wind-swell side. This is the best we'll see for a good while.

After that Thursday morning window, the surf drops right off. From Thursday afternoon all the way through to the end of August, it's a pretty grim run of small, weak swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds. There's a lot of small surf with combined energy dipping well below 100 at times, and the wind is rarely our friend. It's a proper dry spell.

We do have a few days with glassy conditions, like Saturday afternoon the 22nd and Monday morning the 24th, but the swell is tiny—2ft and 2ft respectively—so it's just not enough to get excited about. The 2ft on the 24th does have a 13-second period, which is a nice long-period groundswell, but it's just too small to do anything with.

The light at the end of the tunnel comes on the 1st of September, Tuesday morning. We get a clean 4ft ENE swell, period is 9 seconds, light offshore winds, and the combined energy jumps to 318. It's a solid, surfable morning. The next day, Wednesday the 2nd, the swell builds to 5ft from the E, with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is getting serious at 605, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore. This is a proper setup—moderate energy, decent size, clean conditions. The only downside is that the direction is a bit more east than the ideal ENE for this spot, but it's still going to produce some fun waves.

Then on Thursday the 3rd of September, we get another glassy morning with a 5ft E swell, 10-second period, and 472 in combined energy. That's a beautiful-looking morning, though it's still a bit east of the optimum. The size is right in the sweet spot for a point break like Broken Head, not too big, not too small.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off. The best of the whole forecast is the run from Tuesday the 1st of September through to Thursday the 3rd of September. Tuesday morning and Thursday morning are the pick of the bunch with those clean, offshore conditions. Wednesday the 2nd has the biggest energy and size, but the wind is a little more side-on. Keep an eye on the forecast for that window, as it's a bit further out, but it's looking like the only real opportunity we've got.

Rusty.

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