Surf-Forecast | Brunswick Heads North Surf Guide

Lat Long: 28.54° S 153.56° E

Issued: 4 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brunswick Heads North sea temperature is

22.3°C

Brunswick Heads North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Brunswick Heads North Surf Guide

Brunswick Heads North in North Coast - New South Wales is an exposed breakwater break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. There is no breakwater break Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Brunswick Heads North Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	2	fairly consistent	22.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Brunswick Heads North:

The best conditions reported for surf at Brunswick Heads North occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Brunswick Heads North (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Brunswick Heads North with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 58% of the time in June while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

58%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Brunswick Heads North Location Map

Interactive Brunswick Heads North surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Brunswick Heads North is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Brunswick Heads North is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 135 km (84 miles) away.

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Brunswick Heads North Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 00:45 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Brunswick Heads North

Current tide and informaton

For Brunswick Heads, Australia, 6 km from Brunswick Heads North.

Next High Water: 10:22am | 1.63m

Next Low Water: 03:34am | 0.17m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Brunswick Heads North Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and warm water(22.3 °C) too at Brunswick Heads North, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 22.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite