Broken Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards.

Right now, the start of this 16-day stretch is a bit of a slow one. From the morning of Sunday the 26th of July right through until the end of July, it’s pretty much flat or tiny. We’re looking at a solid 6-day gap of weak, ankle-to-knee high slop with barely any energy behind it. You’re better off leaving the board in the shed.

The first real sign of life shows up on Saturday the 1st of August. The swell kicks up to a solid 7 ft from the SSE early in the morning with a 10-second period and a clean, moderate offshore breeze from the SW. The combined swell energy is sitting at 845 – that’s a solid moderate punch. Broken Head is a point break and it’s fairly consistent, so this has the potential for some nice lines. The water temp is 69°F, which is just about normal for the time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there. The morning of the 1st looks like the real standout – a proper pulse of energy with clean conditions.

The afternoon of the 1st gets a bit more size, hitting 7 ft from the same SSE direction, but the wind goes cross-offshore and the energy jumps to 1681. That’s a whole lot of water moving, making it a bit of a handful – best left to the experienced crew.

Sunday the 2nd of August holds in nicely with a 6 ft SSE swell in the morning, an 11-second period, and a clean offshore breeze. Energy is 767. Solid, rideable waves. The afternoon pushes to 6 ft with the same period, but again that cross-off wind might make things a touch lumpy.

Monday the 3rd of August is where it gets really special. Morning brings a 6 ft SE swell, 11-second period, and a gentle offshore wind. By the afternoon, the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That’s a dream scenario. Waves will be smooth, clean, and have some proper push to them. That afternoon session on the 3rd is your other standout – glassy, 6 ft groundswell, and a combined energy of 690. It doesn’t get much better for a point break.

After that, the swell slowly backs off through Tuesday the 4th with 5 ft and glassy mornings, but the afternoons get onshore and messy. By Wednesday the 5th, we’re back to knee-high dribble, and the second week fades out into very small, inconsistent junk with poor energy readings – all under 30. There’s a little spike on Monday the 10th of August with a 7 ft SSE swell in the afternoon, but the wind is cross-onshore and messy, so it’s not worth getting excited about.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The best windows are the morning of Saturday the 1st of August and the glassy afternoon of Monday the 3rd of August. That Monday afternoon session is the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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