Surf Forecasts:
Broken Head surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, SE swell with 385 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s 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 Tuesday (Aug 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m 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 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 10s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broken Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the beach. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
Alright, look, I gotta be straight with you. The next 16 days at Broken Head are a bit of a flat spell. It's a real slow burn, and we're gonna be waiting a while for any real juice. The water temp is sittin' around 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The real kicker is that we don't see much worth paddling out for until the second week. The first few days are mostly small, weak, and pretty ordinary. The biggest sniff of something decent comes on Sunday the 9th of August. We've got a 4ft swell from the east, with a moderate energy reading (269) behind it. The wind is a bit of a letdown though, it's gonna be a light cross-onshore, so there'll be some ripples on the surface. That's really the best of a pretty average bunch, and it's still not a standout.
Honestly, most of the time, the swell is tiny, the energy is low, and the conditions are just *meh*. There's a few mornings with glassy conditions, like Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th, and Wednesday the 12th, but the swell is barely 3ft or less. The 3ft on Tuesday the 4th (August) with 8-second period is just a tiny little windswell, nothing to get excited about. The real letdown is that the few clean windows we get are just too small.
For the rest of the month, it's the same story. Swell hovering around 2ft to 3ft. The period is mostly short, under 10 seconds, so it's just weak, local windswill. The energy values are mostly in the double digits or low triple digits, which is weak. The only time the energy gets a bit of a tickle is on the 13th of August, with a 5ft swell from the north-northeast, but that's a 5-second period – that's just a bumpy, messy close-out, not a wave you want to paddle into.
So, the long and short of it is: there's no real standout session here. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for a decent surf. The high point is a mediocre day on the 9th, and that's sayin' somethin'. It's a bit of a bummer, but that's how it goes sometimes. Keep your eyes on the charts, it won't be this flat forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 225 | 139 | 59 | 117 | 151 | 86 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 48 | 59 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 215 | 235 | 235 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:40AM1.24m | 11:37PM1.32m | 12:36PM1.26m | 00:30AM1.17m | 1:43PM1.30m | 1:40AM1.03m | 2:59PM1.38m | 3:07AM0.94m | 4:14PM1.50m | 4:31AM0.93m | 5:19PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.27m | 5:26AM0.12m | 5:31PM0.36m | 6:07AM0.16m | 6:38PM0.44m | 6:56AM0.21m | 8:05PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.25m | 9:46PM0.45m | 9:09AM0.25m | 11:11PM0.34m | 10:21AM0.20m | 00:14AM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 458 | 225 | 139 | 59 | 117 | 151 | 86 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 48 | 59 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 215 | 235 | 235 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 51 | 71 | 39 | 47 | 75 | 40 | 34 | 10 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | NE 7 | E 13 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | — | — | N 3 | S 5 | ENE 8 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 44 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 2 |
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