Surf Forecasts:
Broadstairs surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, E swell with 22 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broadstairs this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Broadstairs in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broadstairs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Broadstairs is a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of flat, gutless conditions, so don't get your hopes up for anything decent for a while.
The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. We’ve got a lot of tiny, short-period wind slop that never gets above 2 ft, and the wind is almost always on it or cross-onshore, making a mess of things. The water temp is a very unusual 69°F, which is a solid 7° warmer than normal for this time of year.
The real kicker is that from the 4th of August all the way through to the morning of the 17th of August, there's nothing rideable. That's nearly two weeks of waiting.
Finally, on the morning of Monday the 17th of August, we get a pulse of life. A 4 ft SSW swell (combined energy of 52) will push into the breakwater, and with a clean WNW offshore wind, it'll actually be surfable. The period is short at 5 seconds, so it won't be a classic groundswell, but it'll be the best of a bad bunch. It's a tiny window though, as the wind swings onshore by the afternoon.
For a more consistent option, the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August offers a cleaner 2 ft NNE swell with a strong offshore wind, but again, it's small and short-period.
Honestly, for the next 16 days, Broadstairs is a tough call. The setup with the onshore winds and small swell is more suited to a kite than a paddle. I'd save the petrol money for now.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 |
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 kJ | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04PM4.11m | 4:37AM3.82m | 4:51PM3.95m | 5:27AM3.68m | 5:44PM3.77m | 6:25AM3.53m | 6:48PM3.59m | 7:31AM3.42m | 8:01PM3.50m | 8:42AM3.43m | 9:15PM3.54m | 9:50AM3.57m | 10:23PM3.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.43m | 10:56AM0.86m | 11:24PM0.59m | 11:38AM0.99m | 00:12AM0.79m | 12:32PM1.14m | 1:15AM0.98m | 1:48PM1.24m | 2:45AM1.10m | 3:32PM1.18m | 4:20AM1.04m | 4:57PM0.91m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | N 7 | S 4 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | — | N 6 | — | S 6 | — | NNE 8 | N 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 15 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 343 | 734 | 469 | 194 | 446 | 367 | 122 | 147 | 204 | 280 | 549 | 501 | 280 | 787 | 533 | 522 | 503 | 553 | 554 |
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