Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you. Looking at the forecast for Broadway over the next 16 days, it's a tough stretch. We're starting on Saturday, July 18th, and honestly, there's nothing to get excited about here for a long, long time. The water temps are running a touch warmer than normal, sitting at 24°, but that's the only thing that's even slightly positive.

Let's break down the misery. From Saturday the 18th all the way through the end of July, the story is repeated: small, weak swell with wind on it. The first few days we see a 2ft swell from the south with a short, weak period of 4 seconds, and a moderate breeze blowing straight onshore. The swell energy is barely a whisper, registering at 21. It's a complete write-off.

We get a few days where the wind shifts cross-off or even offshore, like on Sunday the 19th, but the swell is still tiny – 2ft – and the period is still short. The conditions look clean, but there's no power behind it. The combined energy is just 40. It's a flat, clean sheet of water. Nothing to surf.

The week of the 20th to the 24th is more of the same. Each day offers a different direction of wind, but the swell never gets above 3ft, and the period is often in the 4-7 second range. The energy figures are low, two-digit numbers. It's frustrating. Even the morning of Thursday the 23rd has a clean, gentle offshore wind, but the swell is only 3ft with an 8-second period, which is just not enough.

We slog through the entire last week of July with basically nothing. A few clean days with offshore winds, but the swell is a pathetic 0.5ft to 2ft. The energy drops to single digits at one point, just 9. It's a desert.

Finally, we get a tiny glimmer. On Friday, July 31st, the morning brings a 4ft swell from the south, with a 6-second period, and a moderate offshore wind. The combined energy jumps to 161, which is a moderate amount. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's about as good as it gets in this window. The swell is small, but it's the biggest we've seen. The offshore wind from the north will clean it up, but the period is short, so it'll be a bit lumpy and weak. It's a 1 out of 10, and only for the most desperate.

The next day, Saturday, August 1st, is glassy in the morning, but the swell is back down to 2ft. It's a pretty picture, but no rideable waves.

So, to sum it up: this is a flat run. The one slight stand-out is the morning of Friday, July 31st, with a bit of size and offshore wind, but it's still only a 1 on the scale. There's a massive gap of nearly two weeks of nothing before that. For a spot like Broadway, a blank run like this, with few consistent days, is just part of the deal. The forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the board in the car.

- Rusty

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