Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a real good look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you—this isn't shaping up to be a classic stretch for Broadway. We're looking at a long, quiet run with hardly any worthwhile surf for the better part of the next 16 days.

The combined swell energy is sitting very low, mostly in the teens to low 40s, which is weak energy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there, just your typical late summer feel.

We kick off Thursday, August 27th, with nothing. Friday the 28th, a brief moment of glassy conditions early morning with glassy wind from the NW at 3 mph, but the swell is a tiny 2 ft from the ESE at a short 8 seconds. Combined energy is only 66. It's clean but there's just no push. Saturday and Sunday are a write-off with onshore winds and swell barely making 2 ft. The whole first week is a dud.

There's a big gap of nothing until we get to Wednesday, September 2nd, where the swell tries to pick up slightly. Morning sees 3 ft from the ESE at 11 seconds, combined energy up to 281 (moderate energy), but the wind is cross-onshore from the SSW at 6 mph, so it's messy. Not worth getting excited about.

Thursday, September 3rd, is the first time we see a "surfable" rating. Morning has 3 ft from the ENE at 7 seconds, with a clean cross-offshore wind from the NE at 9 mph. Combined energy is 118 (moderate). The waves are small and weak period, but it's the cleanest we've seen. The afternoon gets bigger at 5 ft from the ENE but the wind turns cross-shore and choppy, so that's a no-go.

Moving into the second week, Friday, September 4th, offers clean cross-offshore winds from the ENE at 16 mph with a 4 ft swell from the E at 8 seconds (combined energy 201). It's clean again but the wind is a bit strong, and the swell is still on the short period side. Saturday, September 5th, is similar but the swell drops to 3 ft and the wind picks up to 19 mph. The rest of the second week trails off into tiny, weak swells with mostly cross or onshore winds.

If I had to pick a standout, and this is a real stretch, I'd say the morning of Thursday, September 3rd, is your best bet. It's a clean, surfable window with the ENE swell and a cross-offshore breeze. The swell is only 3 ft from the ENE, and the period is short at 7 seconds, so it's not going to be world-class, but it's the only time the conditions line up for a proper paddle. Even then, it's really just for the die-hards. For anything bigger and cleaner, we're looking at a long wait.

This is a tough one, folks. The consistency just isn't there. Conditions are set to stay flat or poor for the vast majority of the forecast. Keep the board waxed and hope the charts change.

Rusty.

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