Surf Forecasts:
Broadbeach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, N swell with 138 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broadbeach this week:
The surf forecast for Broadbeach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broadbeach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broadbeach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, and I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Broadbeach is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of mostly small, messy surf with hardly a window worth getting excited about. The first week is particularly grim, with a gap of several days where there’s just nothing on offer. The second week isn't much better, just a tiny flicker of hope.
For the first few days, right through to Sunday the 6th, it’s all tiny – 1ft to 3ft of weak, short-period slop. The winds are mostly cross or cross-off, but the wave energy is pitiful (36 to 62). It’s not worth paddling out for.
Monday the 7th morning brings a glassy moment with 2ft onshore from the ESE, but it’s a short-period swell with barely any energy (38). It’s clean, but there’s just no push. Then we hit a proper gap from Monday afternoon through to Saturday the 12th. The swell tries to build mid-week – Tuesday the 8th sees 3ft to 4ft (energy 103), but the wind is a strong cross-shore at 15-18 mph, turning the surface into a lumpy mess. By Thursday the 10th, the wind is howling from the SSE at 22 mph with 4ft onshore junk (energy 140) – that’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. Friday the 11th gets the biggest swell of the run, 6ft from the ESE (energy 358), but again, strong winds (12-18 mph) and a cross-on state ruin it. This is all poor.
Now, for the only half-decent moment in the whole outlook. Sunday the 13th morning offers a brief respite. The swell drops to 3ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, with a clean cross-off breeze from the NW. The combined energy is a weak 113, so it’s not powerful, but for Broadbeach (Gold Coast) it’s the cleanest we’ll see. The water is about average for this time of year. This is the one to pencil in, but don’t expect much more than a knee-high dribbler. The rest of that day and the following week falls away again – tiny, weak, and often choppy.
All in all, I’d save your energy. This is a real flat spell for Broadbeach. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it can’t stay this way forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 29 | 89 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 138 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 71 | 49 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.04m | 1:20PM1.25m | 1:16AM0.91m | 2:38PM1.24m | 2:34AM0.80m | 4:07PM1.27m | 4:22AM0.76m | 5:25PM1.33m | 5:47AM0.80m | 6:27PM1.40m | 6:48AM0.89m | 7:20PM1.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.29m | 7:48PM0.49m | 7:28AM0.31m | 9:20PM0.52m | 8:30AM0.33m | 11:13PM0.48m | 9:51AM0.34m | 00:30AM0.41m | 11:20AM0.31m | 1:23AM0.34m | 12:33PM0.27m | 2:06AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NE 5 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 16 | E 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 4 | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | N 6 | S 3 | E 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 29 | 89 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 138 | — | — | 43 | — | 8 | — | 71 | 49 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 156 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 280 | 58 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 185 | 9 | 20 | 340 | 14 |
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