Broadbeach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Broadbeach are going to test your patience. We’ve got a long stretch of average to poor conditions before a couple of decent windows show up, but there’s nothing that’s going to blow your mind.

Right now, and for a solid week from Sunday the 12th, it’s mostly small and messy. Sunday afternoon has a weak 2ft southeasterly swell, with a short period of 10 seconds and weak combined swell energy (102). The cross-off wind will keep it clean enough, but it’s pretty ordinary – nothing to get excited about. Then Monday the 13th through Wednesday the 15th is tiny, with waves dropping to 0.7ft to 1ft. There’s a glassy moment Monday morning and again Wednesday morning, but there’s just no energy – swell energy is down in the single digits or thirties. Thursday the 16th morning shows a jump to 6ft from the SSE (544 energy) with cross-off winds and a clean look, but it’s marginal and lumpy sets are likely. By Thursday afternoon and into Friday the 17th, the wind howls onshore and the swell gets chopped out. Saturday the 18th is the worst of it – a hefty 10ft SSE swell (2135 energy) but cross-shore winds over 25 mph making it a complete mess. Honestly, that’s more of a kite-surfing session than a paddle into it. That whole first week is a write-off for decent waves.

There is a standout you need to mark on your calendar. Tuesday the 21st of July, early morning. We’ve got a glassy start with light offshore wind from the NW, and a clean 5ft swell rolling in from the east (556 energy). The water temperature is sitting at 70°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The swell is a moderate 10-second period, so it should have some push, and with glassy conditions, Broadbeach will actually be clean and fun. This is the best on offer across the whole outlook – a proper morning session. Afternoon that day turns cross-on, so hit it early.

After that, it fades again. Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd drop back below 3ft with onshore winds and chop. Friday the 24th through to Monday the 27th of July sees the swell hovering around 2ft to 3ft, with some clean offshore breezes on Friday and Saturday, but the energy is weak – between 102 and 240 – so it’s only going to be knee-high dribble for longboarders or beginners. The 14-second period on Sunday the 26th morning is a long-period groundswell, but at 2ft it’s not enough to do much with. Monday the 27th morning has a glassy look and a 12-second pulse, but again, tiny.

So, in short: you’ve got a gap of almost no surf until Thursday the 16th, and then a week of mostly onshore junk. The one real highlight is Tuesday the 21st morning – set your alarm. After that, it’s small and clean enough for a paddle but nothing to write home about.

Rusty.

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