Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Broadway are a tough watch. There’s not a single session in the whole window that I’d paddle out for. The surf quality is just poor across the board, and the forecast shows wave energy that’s mostly weak, with combined energy values sitting between 8 and 127 (moderate at best, and only briefly). It’s a real dry spell, and for a spot that’s usually fairly consistent, that’s a bit of a bummer, but these blank runs do happen. Don’t lose hope – forecasts can change.

Starting from Tuesday, August 18th, we’ve got tiny 2 ft swell from the SE, period a short 7 seconds, and a light cross-on breeze from the ESE. Water temp is 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – so that’s something, but the waves are nothing to write home about. The next few days are a similar story: Wednesday morning sees a clean 1 ft SE swell with a longer 10-second period, but it’s still too small to get excited about. Thursday brings offshore winds from the north, but the swell drops to a pathetic 0.7 ft.

Friday through Sunday, the swell stays tiny, with winds picking up – Saturday morning has a fresh 19 mph cross-shore from the east, which just chops things up. The swell tries to nudge up to 2 ft on Saturday, but the period is a miserable 5 seconds, so it’s all wind chop. The energy is still weak, hitting 42 on Saturday afternoon.

Moving into the next week, Monday August 24th offers a bit of a tease – a 1 ft swell from the SSE with a 12-second period, and light cross-shore wind, but the combined energy is only 33, and it’s still classified as poor surf. Through the rest of the week, we see a few more pulses: on Wednesday August 26th, the swell climbs to 3 ft from the SE, but with a 5-second period and a moderate cross-onshore breeze, it’s just messy. The energy hits 73, but it’s not doing us any favours.

The only real spike in energy comes on Friday August 28th, with combined energy values of 127 and 115, but that’s driven by a 3 ft swell from the SSE with a short 8-second period and strong onshore winds from the south at 19 mph. That’s a mess – too blown out for paddle surfing, and honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than anything else. The swell is too weak and short-period to be any good for beginners or experts.

The last few days into September are more of the same: tiny swells, mostly under 3 ft, with light winds but no real energy. The best you could hope for is a clean-looking 2 ft on Monday August 31st with a gentle offshore breeze, but the waves just aren’t there. It’s a tough outlook, mate. Sometimes you just have to wait for the next system.

Rusty.

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