Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. Straight up, the next couple of weeks are gonna test your patience if you’re looking for something decent. The whole run is looking pretty flat and messy.

We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions, starting right away and not letting up for a while. You’re gonna have to wait nearly two weeks for the most interesting day, and even that comes with a big fat warning label.

First things first, if you’re thinking about paddling out at Broadway, the water temp is sitting around `76°F`, which is about average for this time of year. Not a worry there.

The first week is a write-off. Days like the 8th and 9th are showing tiny swells around `1ft` to `2ft` with chopped-up, cross-shore winds. It’s small, it’s weak, and the energy is in the low double digits, like `43` and `38`. Not worth the rubber. We get a bit of a glassy morning on the 10th, but the swell is still nearly nothing at `1ft`. Honestly, it’s more of a lake than an ocean.

There are some clean windows with light offshore winds around the 15th and 16th, but the swell is still tiny, barely pushing `1ft`. The energy is weak, with numbers like `21` and `13`. You could get a few ankle-biters if you’re desperate, but don’t expect any push.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The real action, if you can call it that, is slated for the 19th and 20th. We finally get some size, but it’s not friendly. On Wednesday the 19th, the swell jumps to `6ft` in the morning and builds to a solid `8ft` by the afternoon. The energy numbers are up there too, `182` and `999`, which is serious power. But the wind is going to be cross-on and onshore, and at that size, this beach break is going to be a washing machine. That’s only for experts, and even then, it looks like a battle, not a surf.

The 20th stays big with `6ft` and `5ft` swells, but again, it’s side-shore and messy. The energy is strong at `503` and `432`, but with the wind chopping it up, it’s going to be hard work. If the wind was offshore, this would be the day. As it stands, with that much swell and that wind, it might be more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

The one date that stands out as the best of a bad bunch is Monday the 17th. We get a clean morning with a light offshore breeze and a longer period swell at `14 seconds`. It’s not big, only `1ft`, but that period is lovely. The energy is still weak at `42`, but the clean lines and the longer period might give you a few soft, rideable shoulders if you know where to sit. It’s the only time in this whole run where the stars almost align.

So, as it stands, the entire next 16 days are a mission. There’s a solid gap of nothing worth paddling for, and the one day with real size is going to be a mess. Keep your board in the car, but maybe don’t bother waxing it up just yet.

Rusty.

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