Broadbeach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Broadbeach for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s looking pretty bleak for a solid surf, but there’s a couple of windows where you might get a clean little wave if you’re not too fussy.

The first week is a real grind. We’ve got surfable waves, but the conditions are mostly ordinary. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no need to dig out the thickest suit just yet.

Wednesday morning kicks off with a clean 3ft east swell, but it’s weak, with combined energy of 131. The light offshore wind will keep it tidy, but it’s not going to get the heart racing. The afternoon turns messy with a cross-shore breeze and the score drops off a cliff.

Thursday’s got less size, dropping to 2ft, but the morning is glassy. It’s tiny, but clean. Friday morning is the same story – 3ft and glassy, with a light east swell. These are the best of a bad bunch for the first few days, but they’re really just ankle-biters.

The weekend is a write-off. Saturday and Sunday are blown out with cross-shore winds and rising energy, but the quality is poor. Monday the 10th looks a bit more promising, with a moderate offshore wind and a clean 3ft east swell. It’s still small, but at least it’s clean and surfable all day. Tuesday the 11th morning is glassy with a 2ft east swell, but it’s weak.

Then things get interesting, but not in a good way. Around the 13th and 14th of August, a bigger swell shows up, jumping to 8ft on Thursday morning with strong energy of 1049. But it’s coming from the SSE, which is cross-shore here, and the wind is going to be up. This is more of a messy, bumpy, blown-out situation than a proper surf. At this size, it’s too much for beginners, and with the cross-chop, it’s not going to be pretty for anyone. Friday the 14th is similar, with a solid 7ft but still cross-shore winds. This setup looks more interesting for the kite crew than for us paddle surfers.

After that, the swell fades back to the 3ft range, but the wind stays onshore or cross-shore for the rest of the week. There are a few windows, like Saturday the 16th morning with a 3ft SE swell at 11 seconds, but the wind is cross. The period is decent, but the direction and wind just don’t line up.

The second week, from the 17th onwards, is more of the same – small, choppy, and messy. The swell tries to push up again on the 19th with a 6ft SSE, but it’s cross-shore and blown.

So, to be honest, there’s no standout day here. The best bets are the small, clean windows on Friday the 7th morning or Monday the 10th – both are clean but tiny. They’re not going to be memorable, but they’ll be the most user-friendly. The bigger swell around the 13th and 14th is a miss due to the wind. It’s a tricky stretch, so keep your expectations low and your eye on the forecast.

Later, Rusty.

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