Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a tough one to call. Looking at the next 16 days, the only spot on the radar is Broadway, and honestly, it’s looking mostly like a flat spell. There’s a solid gap right at the start with no real surf to speak of, and then the whole run is just a real struggle.

For the first few days, it’s almost a write-off. Monday the 27th through Thursday the 31st of July, we’re talking tiny, weak swell. Monday morning sees a pathetic 1 ft out of the SE with a short 8-second period and combined energy of just 22 (weak). The wind is onshore and fresh, so it’s a mess. That pattern holds – Tuesday gets a gusty, stormy feel with onshore winds and a rise to 3 ft but with a horrible 4-second period. Nothing to get out of bed for.

We finally get a bit of a break in the wind on Wednesday the 29th morning, with a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NW, but even then, the swell is a meager 2 ft from the SE (52 energy). It’s clean, but there’s just no push. The water’s about 75°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so that’s not a worry.

The real standout, if you can call it that, comes on Monday the 3rd of August. We get a pulse of energy, with combined energy hitting 401 (moderate-to-strong) and swell heights up to 5 ft from the SSE. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a bit short and lumpy. The morning is a cross-shore mess with risk of thunderstorms, but the afternoon on Monday the 3rd looks like the only real window. The wind backs off to a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, making conditions clean. The swell drops to 3 ft, but it’s rideable. That’s your best bet of the whole 16 days, but even then, the forecast says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not a classic.

For the rest of that week and into the second week, it’s back to small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore slop. A few mornings show clean conditions with light offshore winds (like the 10th of August), but the swell is tiny (1 ft to 2 ft) with weak energy. It’s a real waiting game.

Broadway is a beach and jetty setup, so it needs a bit of size and direction to really work. The SE swell is the direction it’s open to, but the energy just isn’t consistent. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft is a handful, and the 5 ft on the 3rd is borderline. For an expert, the 3 ft wave on the 3rd is a fun little grovel, but nothing to get hyped about.

Bottom line: The 16-day window is a tough one for Broadway. The only thing close to a decent session is Monday afternoon, the 3rd of August. Mark it in your calendar, but don’t get your hopes up. The rest is a long, flat gap.

Rusty.

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