Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next 16 days for Broadway, and I gotta be straight with ya – it’s a tough stretch. We’re talkin’ a solid run of flat, messy conditions with barely a ripple worth paddlin’ for. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. There’s nothin’ on the horizon that’d get a bloke out of bed.

The water’s a touch warmer than average for this time of year, sittin’ around 78°F at the start. But that’s about the only good news.

From Sunday the 9th right through to the evening of Monday the 17th, it’s a desert. Swell heights are lucky to hit 2 ft, periods are short and weak, and the combined wave energy barely scrapes into double digits (28). The wind is a mess – cross-off, onshore, cross – it’s all over the shop, but it doesn’t matter because there’s no swell to work with.

Then on Monday the 17th morning, we get a little spike of energy – 4 ft swell from the SSW, with the combined energy hittin’ 119. But it’s a total letdown. The wind is a fresh cross-onshore howlin’ at 19 mph, makin’ it lumpy and choppy. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. For a break that’s already a beach/jetty setup for advanced surfers, this is just messy. Honestly, with that wind and that quality, it’d be more fun for the kite crew than anyone on a paddleboard.

The rest of the week into the 24th is more of the same: tiny dribbles of swell, winds that can’t make up their mind, and the “poor surf conditions” tag on every single entry. The combined energy figures are all in the weak range (under 100).

There’s a moment on Thursday the 20th mornin’ where the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 224 (moderate). But the wind is a light cross-shore, and the direction is from the SE – which is not the optimum direction for this spot (SE is the optimum, but this is a cross-shore wind situation). The quality is still rated poor, so it’s not worth gettin’ excited about, especially with the long period swell which might make it break a bit straight on a beach setup.

So, bottom line: there’s no standout, no hidden gem, nothin’ to recommend. The whole 16 days is a flat spell. A blank run like this is normal for the area when the swell windows don’t line up. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d hang the wetsuit up for a fortnight.

Rusty.

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