North Broulee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve got the outlook for North Broulee. It’s a bit of a slow burn over the next two weeks, with only one real standout session worth getting excited about, so we’ll take it day by day.

We start off with a few mornings that are just surfable but nothing to write home about. Saturday the 29th, you’ve got clean, glassy conditions early with a wee 2.6ft swell from the SE, period 10 seconds, and combined energy at 147 – weak to moderate. The wind is glass, which is a major plus for clean waves, but it’s very ordinary overall. That trend continues through Sunday and Monday mornings: tiny 2.0ft swells, glassy or clean conditions, but the energy drops right off. Monday morning the 31st sees 2.0ft from the SSE with only 83 energy – weak. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd have a little more shape with cross-offshore winds and 2.3ft to 1.6ft, but still very ordinary.

Then we hit a real flat spell from Thursday the 3rd right through to the end of the first week. Tuesday the 8th is where things finally change. Tuesday afternoon, a solid 8.2ft southerly swell rolls in with a period of 12 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. Combined energy hits 3035, which is strong to very strong wave energy. The wind is offshore from the W at 12 mph, keeping it clean. This is the standout: excellent surf conditions, but at 8.2ft it’s only for experienced surfers. The swell direction from the S matches the optimum ESE well enough, and the long period means it’ll have plenty of punch and shape. Keep in mind, longer-period swells can be a bit straight at beach breaks, so North Broulee’s fairly exposed setup should handle it.

Wednesday the 9th morning still has decent 4.9ft surf from the SSE with a clean cross-off breeze, but it’s not as strong. By Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, the swell drops and the wind turns onshore, making it messy. Friday the 11th morning offers a glassy 3.0ft from the SE with 324 energy – nice for a quick paddle, but nothing special. After that, it fades back to tiny surf through the 12th and 13th.

The water temperature’s sitting at 62.8°, which is about average for this time of year – no drama there. Crowds can be an issue at North Broulee sometimes, so for that Tuesday session, expect a few of the regulars around.

Overall, the one true standout is Tuesday afternoon (8th September), but it’s for experienced surfers only. The rest of the window is either flat or just ordinary. It’s a quiet run for North Broulee, but that one day is worth marking on the calendar.

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