Surf Forecasts:
Brunswick Heads North surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 6,020 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brunswick Heads North this week:
The surf forecast for Brunswick Heads North over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Brunswick Heads North in the next 16 days are 5.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brunswick Heads North over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 399 | 396 | 253 | 175 | 98 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 483 | 2116 | 6020 | 4586 | 3631 | 3271 | 2815 | 2777 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:09AM1.10m | 6:58PM1.82m | 7:10AM1.13m | 7:49PM1.92m | 8:04AM1.18m | 8:37PM1.96m | 8:54AM1.22m | 9:22PM1.95m | 9:41AM1.25m | 10:07PM1.88m | 10:28AM1.26m | 10:48PM1.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.26m | 00:42AM0.41m | 12:02PM0.20m | 1:37AM0.32m | 12:56PM0.14m | 2:27AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.10m | 3:14AM0.19m | 2:37PM0.10m | 3:58AM0.18m | 3:25PM0.13m | 4:40AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 392 | 399 | 396 | 253 | 175 | 98 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 192 | 231 | 57 | 39 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | — | — | SSE 9 | N 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | N 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 483 | 2116 | 6020 | 4586 | 3631 | 3271 | 2815 | 2777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 228 | 351 | 330 | 283 | 775 | 559 | 559 | 559 | 612 | 559 | 701 | 101 |
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