Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got coming down the line for the next couple of weeks.

First thing I gotta tell you, and it ain't easy, is that we're looking at a real flat spell. The whole 16-day window is a tough one. The combined swell energy is barely ticking over, with the highest readings only hitting around 84 (moderate energy on a very good day), but mostly sitting in the weak range, from 9 up to 77. It's a lot of small, short-period slop with poor surf conditions flagged across the board. There are no standout days, nothing to get overly excited about.

We're starting with absolutely nothing worthwhile. Tuesday the 8th has just 0.7 ft of easterly slop with a 6 mph cross-off wind, but at 9 seconds, it’s barely a ripple. The energy reading is a paltry 9 to 10. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 9th sees a little bump in swell, hitting 4 ft by the afternoon, but it's a short-period S/SW windswell with a 19 mph onshore wind. That's just a choppy mess. The energy gets up to 68, but it's still a no-go.

Thursday the 10th is similar. 4 ft of SSW swell in the morning, but it's six-second junk with a 16 mph cross-shore wind. The energy peaks at 84. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a NW cross-off at 12 mph, but the swell drops to 2 ft. It's not surfable.

From there, we slide into a long, flat gap. Friday the 11th through to the end of the period on the 23rd of September, don't expect anything over 3 ft. Most mornings and afterdays show clean conditions with offshore or cross-off winds, but there's simply no swell to work with. We see little pulses of 2 ft and 3 ft, but the period stays short, mostly under 7 seconds, and the energy never breaks out of the weak range. Even on the 19th, with a moderate NW offshore wind, the swell is only 1 ft to 3 ft. It’s a long stretch of frustration.

The only break in the mix is Broadway. It's a beach/jetty setup, fairly exposed, and needs a good SE to really work. We get a few ripples from the SE direction, but nothing that combines with the wind to give us a clean, rideable wave. Because the swell is so small and the energy is weak, the setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing during this whole forecast.

Look, the water temp is about average for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're sitting there staring at flat water. For now, it’s a blank run. This is one of those periods where the forecasts can change, but as it stands, leave the board at home.

Rusty, signing off.

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