Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Broadway over the next couple of weeks. I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a real dry spell with no standout surf on the cards, so don’t be getting your hopes up for anything epic.

The whole 16-day window is filled with tiny, weak swell. We’re talking waves mostly bumping around 1 ft to 1 ft for the first week. The energy is basically non-existent, with combined swell energy values sitting in the low double digits (like 21, 19, 20) – that’s barely a ripple. It’s not until late in the period, around Sunday the 6th of September, that we finally see a pulse of energy, hitting 127 (moderate), but that’s still just a 4 ft wave from the south. By then, it’s too little, too late to save the outlook.

Water temp is sitting at a nice 77°F, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is pleasant, but it won’t help the lack of rideable surf.

Let’s break it down day by day. From Tuesday the 25th of August right through to Saturday the 30th, it’s all tiny 1 ft to 1 ft SE swell. Winds are all over the place – cross-off, glass, onshore, you name it – but the waves are just too small to bother with. There's a moment on Saturday morning the 29th when we get a gentle offshore wind and clean conditions, but that 1 ft won’t get you moving.

Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st are just more of the same: tiny waves and choppy conditions. Then we roll into September with a bit of a shift. A longer-period groundswell pops up on Tuesday the 1st, with a 15-second period from the SE. That sounds promising, but the height is still only 1 ft to 1 ft, and the combined energy is only 56 to 67 – weak. It’ll be clean with a cross-off wind, but you’ll be fighting for a dribble. That long period will make it tricky at this beach/jetty setup, where the wave might just stand up too straight for the sand.

Wednesday the 2nd to Thursday the 3rd remains flat with the same weak energy. Thursday afternoon sees a small pulse of short, choppy 3 ft from the east (65 energy), but it’s messy. Friday the 4th is just more onshore junk, and then we get to Saturday the 5th of September. We see a faint glimmer: 2 ft from the ESE with a clean, cross-off wind in the morning. The energy finally breaks 100 (106 – moderate). But it’s still a small, short-period swell that won’t give you a face to work with.

Sunday the 6th is the best of a bad bunch, but that’s not saying much. We get a 4 ft south swell in the afternoon (127 energy – moderate), but the period is a shocker at 5 to 6 seconds. That’s just windswell chop. It’s going to be a bumpy, churned-up mess at a beach break. For the advanced crew, you might find a close-out barrel, but it won't be pretty.

After that, the last few days of the forecast (7th to 9th September) drop back into the tiny stuff, with a stormy finish of strong onshore winds on the 9th.

The bottom line, mates: there are no good surf options here in the 16-day window. Broadway is starved for swell. This kind of flat run is pretty unusual for the spot, but when it’s poor, it’s poor. We’ve got zero recommendations for a reason. Keep your boards in the car anyway – forecasts can change, but right now, I’d find something else to do.

Rusty.

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