Broadway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf, and it’s going to take a while before anything worth getting wet for shows up. The only real window on the board is at the very end of the forecast, and even that’s a bit of a long-shot promise. Let’s walk through it day by day.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at flatness. From the 15th through to the 28th, there’s just nothing doing. We’re talking ankle-biters and knee-high slop. The swell energy is in the single digits to low double digits for most of it – that’s weak, weak energy. The wind’s all over the place, sometimes offshore and clean, like on the morning of the 18th, but with only 2ft on offer, it’s not going to save the day. The 21st sees a bit of a bump to 2ft, but it’s wind swell with a period of 6 seconds and northeast winds, so it’s messy and short-period. Nothing here is worth a second look.

We do get a few cleaner windows, like the 25th and 26th, with some light offshore flow, but the swell stays stubbornly small. The 26th does see the period jump up to 15-16 seconds, a real sign of some distant groundswell trying to push in, but the height is still only 1-1ft. That long period at a beach/jetty setup like Broadway can also make things break too straight, and with that little size, it’s not going to happen.

Then we hit the 29th and 30th. This is the only time things actually start to look interesting. On the 29th, the swell builds to 3ft, and the energy finally climbs into triple digits at 110, which is moderate energy. The period is a short 8 seconds though, and the wind is onshore. Not great. But then on Sunday the 30th, we get a real push. Swell is up to 4ft in the morning and 4ft in the afternoon, with the energy climbing to 145 and then 161 – that’s moderate and building. The period is still a short 8 seconds, and the wind is cross-shore from the WSW, which will put a bit of chop on it, but it’s clean enough on the cross. This is the standout, but it's still only about knee-to-waist high. For a spot that’s fairly exposed to S and SE swells, this is the best we’re going to get.

So, in short, we’ve got a solid two-week dry spell before that little pulse at the very end. It’s a long wait, but it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can always shift. Keep the board waxed, but maybe save the energy for the 30th. That’s your best bet.

Rusty.

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