Surf Forecasts:
Southbroom surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SSW swell with 2,779 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Southbroom this week:
The surf forecast for Southbroom over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Southbroom in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 10s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southbroom over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 149 | 826 | 808 | 461 | 264 | 168 | 1432 | 57 | 51 | 30 | 79 | 157 | 109 | 657 | 2779 | 1559 | 1134 | 900 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.89m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.04m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 109 | 67 | 826 | 808 | 192 | 264 | 168 | 1432 | 1245 | 939 | 712 | 680 | 610 | 520 | 349 | 260 | 208 | 122 | 90 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 9 | — | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 68 | 106 | 169 | 461 | 7 | — | 846 | 57 | 51 | 30 | 79 | 157 | 82 | — | — | 208 | 122 | 57 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | — | S 10 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 122 | 56 | — | 16 | — | — | 95 | — | — | 27 | 49 | 66 | 109 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 166 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 222 | 149 | 124 | 201 | 645 | 2530 | 4317 | 1884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 657 | 2779 | 1559 | 1134 | 900 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 734 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 739 | 553 | 428 | 0 | 101 | 28 | 0 | 269 | 734 | 0 | 428 | 786 | 49 | 0 | 85 | 379 |
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