Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at this Broadway stretch for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough outlook for paddle surfing.

We’re looking at a run of small, weak swell for the whole 16-day window, with barely a ripple most days. The wave energy is almost never below weak (under 100) for the first week, and even when it bumps up a bit in the second week, the quality just isn't there. The good news? The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 77°F. But that’s about the only positive.

Monday the 17th kicks off with a tiny 2ft SSE swell (6-second period) and cross-offshore wind. The energy is a measly 35, and it’s all labeled as poor surf conditions. We drift through Monday and Tuesday with the same story – little ankle-snappers in the 1ft to 2ft range. Wednesday morning the 19th actually turns glassy, with a 1ft SE groundswell hitting 10 seconds, but even with that long period, the wave comment is still "poor surf conditions" (energy only 40). A long-period swell like that on a beach/jetty setup often breaks too straight, so it's no surprise.

The rest of that first week into the weekend is a write-off: tiny swell (0.7ft to 2ft), lousy wind directions, and energy readings that barely crack 20 or 30. There are a few days of glassy conditions on the 20th and 22nd, but with practically no swell, it's a flat spell.

The second week (starting Monday 24th August) sees a slight pulse. Monday afternoon shows a 2ft SE swell with a decent 12-second period, and the energy finally jumps to a moderate 120. But again, the call is "poor surf conditions" with cross-offshore wind. Tuesday the 25th brings the biggest swell of the entire outlook – 5ft from the S with a short 6-second period – but it’s onshore with a cross-on wind, making it choppy and messy (energy 184). That’s the peak, and it’s not even worth paddling for.

We get a sharp uptick in energy on Friday the 28th August, hitting a strong 315 with a 3ft SE swell (13 sec period) and clean cross-offshore wind. That sounds promising on paper, but the wave comment is still "poor surf conditions." By Saturday the 29th August morning, we finally see a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" rating (score 1/10) with a 2ft E swell (10 sec period) and clean offshore wind from the NNE. That’s the only half-decent window, but 2ft is tiny. The energy is a moderate 135.

The very end of the run on Sunday the 30th shows a 5ft E swell, but with strong onshore wind (19 mph from the S) and energy at 344, it’s just a blown-out mess. Not to mention the water temp anomaly isn't given for most of these, so we can't comment further.

In short, there’s no standout day here. The swell is too small, too short-period, or blown out. The whole 16 days is a stretch of marginal to non-existent surf. If you're a kite surfer, that Tuesday the 25th afternoon with 5ft and onshore wind might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a long wait for nothing.

Stay patient, local. The forecasts can always flip.

Rusty.

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