Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and let's get into it. Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you: the next 16 days at Broadway are looking pretty grim. We’re staring down a long, long dry spell with almost nothing worth paddling out for. From now through to around the 12th of July, it’s a total write-off – tiny, weak, and mostly onshore junk. There’s a massive gap of over a week with no recommendations at all.

The only flicker of life, and I mean a flicker, shows up around Monday the 13th. We finally see a bump in swell, with waves hitting about 3 ft from the ESE. The combined swell energy picks up to a moderate 97, but don't get too excited. The period is a short, weak 6 seconds, so it’ll be crumbly and lacking any punch. By Tuesday the 14th, the swell sticks around at 3 ft to 4 ft from the SE, but the energy is still weak as the period drops to a terrible 5 seconds. Wednesday the 15th sees the biggest surf of the window, with waves up to 4 ft from the SSE and a moderate combined energy of 241. But that period is only 8 seconds, and it’s plagued by cross-onshore winds, making it a choppy mess. Honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing setup than anything you’d want a paddle board in.

Water temp is 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze waiting for a set that never comes.

The only tiny, tiny window that might be worth a look is early morning on the 13th or the 16th. On the 13th, it’s clean with light offshore winds, but again, that swell is just too poor. On the 16th, we get a clean start with 4 ft from the S and a moderate 186 energy, but the period is still a meager 8 seconds. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Nothing here is a standout. It’s a barren run, and for this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes.

Stay patient, keep checking the charts, but honestly, don't bother waxing up for a while.

Rusty.

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