Broadbeach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Gold Coast over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a long, flat, and frustrating stretch for the most part. We’ve got a few days of very average surf, then a pretty grim gap with almost nothing worth paddling out for, before a little flicker of hope right at the very end of the window.

The only real chance to get wet will be early on, starting from Tuesday morning, the 21st of July. Even then, it’s not pretty. The swell is a solid 7ft out of the ESE, but it’s a cross-on mess with a 9 mph SE wind. The wave energy is massive at (1326), so it’s just a lumpy, choppy affair. Not one for the beginner, that’s for sure.

The next morning, Wednesday the 22nd, things settle a touch. The swell drops to 5ft from the E, and the wind goes light and cross. It’s still a bit messy, but if you’re desperate, you could find a few. The afternoon is much the same, with 4ft surf.

Now, here’s the standout of the whole sorry outlook: Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. The swell is a modest 4ft from the E, but brother, it’s glassy. Dead calm. The wind is WNW at 0 mph. That is a gift. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, but it will be clean. The energy is moderate (295). For a beginner, this is the session to aim for. The water temp is 69°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so that’s comfortable.

But don’t get too excited. That glassy window is tiny. By Thursday afternoon, the wind swings onshore, and it’s game over. From Friday the 24th all the way through to the end of the month, it’s a write-off. We’re talking days of tiny, weak, onshore slop. Swell sizes drop below 2ft, the period is all over the place, and the energy is in the double digits. Just a complete lull.

We get a bit of a pulse on the 1st of August, Saturday morning, with a 2ft swell from the ESE but with a very long period of 16 seconds. That’s a groundswell, which is good for shape, but it’s only 2ft. The wind is a moderate cross-off, so it’s clean, but it’s just too small to get excited about. The energy is moderate (237). After that, it’s back to tiny, messy, and weak for the first week of August.

The one little glimmer right at the far end of the forecast is Wednesday morning, the 5th of August. The swell is still tiny, only 2ft from the ENE, but the wind swings offshore. A clean, gentle offshore from the W at 9 mph. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit soft, but it’ll be the cleanest wave we’ve seen in a week and a half. The energy is weak (74). It’s a long way out, so don’t book the trip yet, but it’s something to keep an eye on.

So, truth is, the only real stand-out is Thursday morning the 23rd. Get on it while it’s glassy, because the rest of the month is a paddling pond.

Rusty.

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