Broadbeach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch for Broadbeach.

First thing you need to know: the water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises when you get that first splash.

The pattern for the next week and a half is pretty grim. After a bit of a pulse this Saturday morning, the surf just goes to sleep. We’re looking at a major gap from Saturday afternoon right through to the end of the first week of August. Day after day of tiny, weak waves. The energy is almost non-existent, with the combined energy sitting at 59 or lower for most of those sessions. It’s a flat spell.

Saturday the 25th of July is your only real option in the near term. Broadbeach is a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, and exposed to the swell. Saturday morning we’ve got a clean 5 ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a light cross-shore from the SSE at 6 mph, which will keep things tidy. The combined energy is moderate, reading 514. It’s not a classic, but it’s rideable. The crowds are *often* a factor here, so expect company. By Saturday afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the ENE, and the swell drops right off—it’s game over.

After that, we suffer through a long, flat, and often windy run. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Thursday the 30th of July where the swell bumps up to 4 ft, but the wind is a stiff cross-shore at 16 mph, turning it into a messy cross-chop. Not worth paddling out for. Even when the swell pushes 5 ft on the morning of Friday the 31st of July, the wind is still strong and cross-shore, making it a choppy, poor-quality mess. The energy jumps up to 321, but the conditions just aren’t there.

The real action doesn’t kick off again until Sunday the 9th of August. That’s a long wait—over a week with barely a wave. On the morning of the 9th, we finally get a window. The wind goes glassy from the SE, dead calm at 0 mph. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SE, with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and the combined energy hits a strong 388. For a beach break, that long period can make it a bit straight, but with glassy conditions, it’s the best thing we’ve seen in the whole forecast. It’s promising, but way out there, so don’t bank on it just yet.

Overall, there’s only one clear standout in the near term, and one hopeful one way down the track. The rest is a flat, windy, or choppy wasteland. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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