Broadbeach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight up – the next 16 days around Broadbeach are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle session. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and mostly ordinary to poor conditions, with a few fleeting moments that might be worth a look if you’re desperate.

The overall pattern is a drawn-out run of small, short-period easterly swells, with wind rarely playing nice. There’s a solid gap of no real surf on offer right through until the end of July and into early August. The first hint of anything with a bit of push shows up on the morning of Sunday, 2 August, when a pulse of 5 ft swell from the SSE arrives, carrying a moderate combined energy of 572. But that’s a cross wind and a high wind speed of 12 mph, so it’s messy, and the period is only 9 seconds – not the cleanest. That’s the only day with any size worth paddling out for, but it’s not a standout.

After that, we’re back to tiny surf – 1 ft to 3 ft – with most days offering poor surf conditions. The best of a bad bunch comes on the morning of Monday, 4 August, when clear skies and a light cross-offshore breeze from the NW make the 1 ft, 11-second swell look clean, but the combined energy is a weak 88. Then on the morning of Wednesday, 5 August, we get glassy conditions with a 2 ft, 8-second swell from the east, energy at 70 – still tiny, but if you’re on a foamie, it’s surfable. The morning of Thursday, 6 August, also goes glassy with 2 ft, 8-second waves, energy 76, but again, nothing to get excited about.

The real standout in this whole outlook is the morning of Monday, 5 August, with 2 ft of east swell and glassy wind – clean, but you’ll be scratching for a ride. The only other mildly interesting session is the morning of Sunday, 9 August, when 1 ft swell from the SSE combines with glassy conditions, but it’s still tiny. For the rest of the period, expect mostly poor surf with cross-shore winds and weak energy.

Water temperature at Broadbeach is 69°F, which is about normal for the time of year, so no wetsuit drama.

Given the lack of consistent swell and the poor quality for most of the run, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with stronger wind and choppy waves, especially around the end of July and early August.

Stay patient, mates – forecasts can change, but right now it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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