Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you—this stretch ahead is a tough one for surfers. We’ve got a solid run of days where the ocean just isn’t giving us anything worth paddling out for. The energy is weak, the winds are mostly onshore or cross, and honestly, you’re better off doing something else until we get a real pulse of swell.

Starting now, Wednesday the 16th, we’ve got next to nothing. Tiny 0.7ft dribble with a southerly breeze and poor conditions. That sets the tone for the next couple of days. Thursday the 17th, we see a little more size but it’s messy—a 3ft southerly bump with a 30 km/h wind on it, poor shape. Friday the 18th cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops back to 1ft. Not worth the board wax.

We do get a small push Friday afternoon and into Saturday the 19th, where the swell kicks up to 4ft out of the east, but the wind goes cross and the energy is still low (109). This is a beach/jetty setup, and with that short, weak period (6 seconds), it’s going to be lumpy and uninviting. Come Sunday the 20th, we’re back to onshore winds, a 3ft southerly slop, and a risk of thunderstorms in the arvo. Not your day.

The middle of next week offers a little more hope on the size front—Monday the 21st arvo sees 4ft of east-northeast swell, combined energy up to 146, and a light offshore breeze. The waves will be there, but the period is still short (6 seconds), so it’ll be soft and crumbly. Tuesday and Wednesday the 22nd and 23rd push up to 4–4ft out of the east with longer periods (8 seconds), but the onshore winds at 30 km/h will chop it up bad. Poor surf, plain and simple.

Then we hit a flat spell mid-week—Thursday the 24th through Saturday the 26th, just 2–3ft, winds bouncing around onshore and cross-offshore. Nothing doing.

Now, here’s the only bright spot in this whole 16-day window, and it comes at the very end—Sunday the 27th morning. We get a glassy, calm start with 1ft out of the east-southeast, period 8 seconds. But that’s tiny. Not even close to worthwhile. Then Monday the 28th is back to small cross-onshore crap.

The real tease comes on the last day of the forecast—Wednesday the 30th of September—and the first of October. On the 30th afternoon, we finally see a jump: swell hits 2ft out of the south-southeast, but the period jumps to 16 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. Combined energy jumps to 237, showing there’s some push behind it. But the winds are onshore at 35 km/h, so it’ll be a mess. The standout, however, is Thursday the 1st of October morning. That’s when it all comes together—glass conditions, a slight north-northwest wind, and a 3ft south-easterly swell with an 11-second period. Energy at 142, clean and smooth. Finally, something to surf.

But here’s the catch—even that is small. 3ft is knee high, and with that period and direction, it’ll be long and walled up, not great for a beach break. It’s surfable, but don’t expect anything special. This is honestly one of those stretches where the ocean just isn’t cooperating. We’ve got a bunch of days with nothing, a few false alarms, and then one small clean window at the end. For a beach/jetty spot like Broadway, this is a dry spell.

If you’re desperate, your best bet is that Thursday morning on October 1st. Otherwise, save your energy—this might be a good time to clean the board and work on your tan.

Stay patient, friends. This won’t last forever.

Rusty.

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