Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – Broadway’s gonna be a frustrating stretch for the next 16 days. The finder’s pretty much calling it: poor surf conditions dominate the whole run, and the scores are flat. When you’ve got a consistent break like Broadway that’s fairly exposed and still coming up empty, it’s a sign the ocean’s just not cooperating. The water’s sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – pleasant for a paddle, but not enough to fix the lack of waves.

We kick off Friday July 3rd with nothing doing – 0.7ft of ESE swell at 9 seconds, weak energy (17), and a cross-off wind that keeps it clean but tiny. That theme carries right through the weekend. Saturday July 4th and Sunday July 5th offer glassy mornings with 1ft, but it’s still just knee-high dribble at best. Combined energy readings are in the teens and low twenties – that’s barely a ripple. The conditions are clean, but there’s no surf to surf.

Monday July 6th and Tuesday July 7th see a bump in wind, with cross-on southerlies kicking up chop, but the swell stays pathetic – 0.7ft to 1ft. On Tuesday afternoon a 3ft south-southeast swell shows up with a 4-second period, which is just a messy, wind-driven lump. Energy hits 65, but it’s poor quality – short period, cross-shore wind, and choppy. Not worth a paddle.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is more of the same. We get a few clean mornings with light cross-off winds on July 10th and 11th, but the swell is still 2ft to 3ft with short periods. The combined energy creeps up to 83 on Saturday July 11th morning, and the wave comment finally says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – that’s the closest we get to a highlight. Still, it’s a 1 out of 10, so don’t get excited.

Then there’s a long gap. From Sunday July 12th through to Thursday July 17th, it’s all poor surf conditions. The swell bounces between 1ft and 4ft, but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, strong, and the period is short. Energy readings are low, usually under 100. The best of that stretch is maybe Monday July 13th morning with 4ft from the east and a clean cross-off breeze, but the period is just 5 seconds – that’s a windswell, not a proper wave.

The only event worth noting is Friday July 17th afternoon. A 5ft south swell shows up with a 6-second period and combined energy of 172 – that’s moderate energy finally. But it’s blowing 25 mph onshore from the south-southeast, and the wave comment says poor. That’s a messy, blown-out 5ft that’s more for kite surfers than paddle surfers. On a beach/jetty setup like Broadway, with that much wind, it’ll be a washing machine.

Bottom line: there’s nothing here that’s a standout. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for quality surf. It’s the kind of blank run that’s normal for this area when the swell windows don’t align. You’re better off taking a break and checking back later – forecasts can change, but right now, the ocean’s just not interested.

Rusty.

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