Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve looked over the next 16 days for Broadway, and truth be told, it’s a flat spell. No standout sessions, no hidden gems popping up. The whole 16-day window has the same story: small, weak waves with a "poor surf conditions" tag on every single report. We’re talking tiny swell heights that barely register, mostly around 1 ft to 1.6 ft, with the total wave energy sitting low, never even hitting three digits — the highest is just 58 (moderate energy) on Wednesday the 2nd of September, but that’s still barely a bump. For a break described as "advanced," this is a quiet period.

The first bit of surf to look at, if you’re desperate, is from Friday the 28th of August. You’ve got a 1.3 ft ESE swell with a short period of 8 seconds. Friday morning is cross-on with a risk of thunderstorms, afternoon turns glassy but still the same tiny 1.3 ft. Not worth getting wet for. Saturday the 29th has a 12.4 mph NE wind, clean cross-off, but still that 1.3 ft SE swell. The pattern continues: Sunday the 30th has onshore wind and a 1 ft swell, Monday the 31st offers a glassy morning with 1 ft, but again, it’s all weak.

The water temp is sitting at 76.5°F on the 28th, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s not uncomfortable, but you’ll be floating more than surfing.

The only slight pulse comes around Wednesday the 2nd of September. The swell picks up to 1.6 ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, and combined energy hits 58. Wednesday afternoon goes glassy with 1.6 ft and a 10-second period — the cleanest conditions of the lot. Thursday the 3rd keeps the 1.3 ft SE swell, cross wind, still poor. After that, late in the second week, you get a bit more period. On Monday the 7th of September, there’s a 0.7 ft swell but with a long 16-second period — that’s a groundswell, but the height is so small it barely matters. Tuesday the 8th has 15.5 mph cross-off winds and a 1.6 ft SE swell, but again, poor.

Wednesday the 9th of September offers the biggest swell height of the whole run: 2 ft from the south with a short 5-second period, glassy in the morning. That’s the peak, but 2 ft with no energy behind it is still ankle-biters. What you’ll notice is that after the 9th, things fade right back to 1 ft or less. There’s a gap of almost a week from the 12th onward with no real change.

The break itself is fairly exposed to swell, and the optimum direction is SE, which we do get, but it’s just not enough power. This spot is consistent, which is the only optimistic note — it tends not to stay this flat forever. But for now, there’s nothing to ride. If you’re a kite surfer, the clean cross-off winds on days like Saturday the 29th or Tuesday the 2nd of September might give you a bit of a to and fro, but paddle surfing? Save your energy.

Stay patient, mates.

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