Broken Head surf forecast
Broken Head · New South Wales · Australia
Today at Broken Head: best around 07:00, 0.7 m at 6 s with offshore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor–fair for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Broken Head surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s | offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 08:00 | 0.6 m · 6 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 15:00 | 0.6 m · 6 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 08:00 | 0.5 m · 6 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 11:00 | 0.5 m · 7 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 12:00 | 0.5 m · 7 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
A right point south of Byron Bay, breaking over sand and rock and sometimes hollow when the sand lines up. E to SE swell with a SW to S wind, low to mid tide. Small days suit improvers on the inside, and when the point is crowded or flat the beach to the north has room to spread out.
- Break
- point break, rights; faces NE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- E, ENE, SE
- Best wind
- SW, S, W (offshore)
- Best tide
- low to mid tide
- Season
- Year-round (Surf-Forecast favours summer)
- Typical size
- 1-2.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- Sharks (listed by Surfline and Surf-Forecast); Rocks along the point; Rips
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Byron Bay.
Nearby spots
- The Pass, Byron Bay
- Wategos Beach, Byron Bay
- Lennox Head (The Point), Lennox Head
- Pottsville Beach, Pottsville
- Cabarita Beach
- Casuarina Beach, Casuarina
Questions
Is Broken Head good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (sharks (listed by surfline and surf-forecast); rocks along the point). Beginners nearby can try Wategos Beach, Byron Bay.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Broken Head?
E, ENE, SE swell, SW, S, W wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 1-2.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Broken Head are in the Surf Spoting app.