Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for the Broome area is a tough one. There’s just no decent surf on offer. The first record kicks off on Friday, 21st of August, but right from the start, it’s all small, weak, and messy. The swell is tiny, barely a ripple, and the wind is all over the place – mostly cross-onshore or onshore, chopping everything up. It’s a real bummer.

We’re looking at a long, dry stretch here. From that Friday right through to the end of the month, you’ll be lucky to find a wave worth paddling for. The swell heights stay under 2 ft, with periods all over the shop – some short, weak 3-second wind slop, and a few longer-period pulses that just don’t have any size to back them up. The combined swell energy is pitiful, with values like 7, 5, 2, and even 0 for days at a time. The wind is mostly blowing from the WNW or W, right into the coast, making it choppy and poor. Even on the 28th of August, when we get a clean offshore from the SSE, the swell is still just 0.3 ft – absolutely flat.

The water temperature is hanging around 73°, which is about a couple of degrees colder than normal for this time of year, so it’s a bit nippy for a paddle, but that’s the least of your worries.

The only real blip of energy comes right at the end of the run, on Tuesday, the 1st of September. There’s a pulse of long-period swell, 21 seconds, coming from the west, with a combined energy of 11. But the swell height is still only 0.3 ft in the morning, and the wind is a strong cross-offshore from the east, so it’s clean but utterly tiny. By the afternoon, the swell picks up a bit to 1 ft, with a period of 20 seconds and energy jumping to 71, but the wind swings onshore from the NW at 19 mph, making it a total mess. It’s a classic case of ‘almost but not quite’.

The 2nd of September sees a bit more energy, with 86 in the afternoon, but again, it’s onshore wind and a tiny 1 ft swell. The 3rd of September has a similar story – a pulse of 16-second swell on the Thursday morning, but it’s gone by the afternoon, replaced by weak, short-period junk.

For a spot like Gantheaume Point (Broome), which is a beach and point setup that rarely breaks, this is a pretty normal blank run for the area. There’s absolutely nothing to get excited about. If you’re desperate, and the wind is blowing strong offshore, you might get a glassy look at the water, but you’ll be scratching for a ride. For the rest of us, it’s a solid two weeks of flatness. Rates are 0 out of 10 across the board.

Stay patient, cobber. The surf will come back eventually.

Rusty.

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