Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough watch for the next couple of weeks at Broadway. The models are showing a whole lot of nothing for a long stretch, so let's just get into it.

The outlook is a flat spell, plain and simple. We’re looking at a solid gap with no real surf to speak of. From Friday the 31st of July, right through to Saturday the 15th of August, every single forecast is for "poor surf conditions." That’s over two weeks of pretty much nothing worth paddling out for.

The first few days, from the 31st of July into the first week of August, are a write-off. Swell is tiny, with heights barely scraping 1 ft to 3 ft, and the period is short and weak. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, just making it messy. The combined energy is weak, with values like 22 or 38 (weak energy), telling you there’s no grunt in the water. Water temp is sitting around 74°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so you can't even blame the cold.

There’s a brief moment on the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is still a pathetic 3 ft from the SSE with a short period of 7 seconds. It’s a tease, not a session. The rest of that week is more of the same – onshore winds and tiny, weak, choppy waves. The combined energy peaks on Monday the 3rd of August at 232 and 719 (moderate to strong energy), but with a 7 ft south swell and 22 mph onshore winds, it’s just a blown-out mess for advanced surfers only, and even then, it’s not good.

Into the second week, the pattern doesn't shift. The swell stays tiny, with heights between 0.7 ft and 2 ft. The only bright spot is the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August, where we get a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NNW, but the swell is a measly 2 ft with a 6-second period. It’s a clean ankle-snapper. The combined energy is still low, never breaking into triple digits after the 4th. The crowd profile at Broadway is listed as "often," so when it’s even close to breaking, you’ll have company, but that’s not going to be an issue here.

The very last day in the window, the morning of Saturday the 15th of August, has a 1.0 ft south swell with a 5-second period and onshore wind. It’s the same story. The setup is a beach/jetty break, and with the wind and weak swell the whole time, it honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, the honest truth? There are no standouts here. No recommendations. This is a blank run. Sometimes it just goes flat, and this is one of those times. Hang up the board, wax it up for next month, and wait for the forecasts to change. You never know; a late-season swell could pop up.

Rusty.

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