Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got the long-range look for the Broome area. Honestly, I’m scratching my head a bit because this 16-day window is a tough one for us. There’s a big gap of nothing on the cards for the first week, and then just a few tiny whispers of swell late in the second week. It’s a quiet stretch, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

Let’s start with the only spot on the radar: Gantheaume Point (Broome). This is a beach and point setup that rarely breaks, so it’s already a bit fickle. The water’s sitting at 72°F which is much colder than normal for this time of year by about 4°F, so you’ll want a thicker wetsuit if you’re even thinking about getting in.

The first proper surf showing up? Not until the 2nd of August, Sunday morning. We’ve got a tiny 0.3ft swell from the west with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is just 5 – that’s weak as dishwater. Winds are light and cross-shore, so it’s clean but there’s nothing to ride. Sunday afternoon is a bit bigger at 1ft from the WNW, but the period drops to 3 seconds, so it’s just wind chop with a moderate cross-onshore breeze making it choppy. Not worth the paddle.

From the 3rd to the 4th, it’s more of the same: 0.3ft to 1.0ft, mostly from the west, with periods all over the place. A couple of glassy mornings on the 3rd and 5th of August, but the swell is so small it’s barely a ripple. The combined energy stays below 6 for most of these sessions – it’s just a flat spell.

The best of a bad bunch comes on the 8th of August, Saturday. Morning has a 0.3ft swell from the west, but the afternoon shows a bit more life: 1.0ft from the WSW with a 14-second period. That’s got some groundswell character, and with a gentle offshore wind from the SSE, it’ll be clean. The combined energy hits 36, which is still weak but at least it’s something. Short period, but the offshore wind is a big plus. For a spot that rarely breaks, this is probably the standout of the whole 16 days – still tiny, but the cleanest we’ll see.

After that, the 9th of August has a 2ft swell from the WSW, but the period drops to 3 seconds with a moderate cross-shore wind, so it’s messy.

Overall, there’s a solid week of nothing before the 2nd of August, and then it’s all small, weak swell. The only real highlight is that Saturday afternoon on the 8th of August – a clean, glassy-ish window with a long-period 1.0ft. For beginners, it’s fine since it’s under 5ft, but for anyone else, it’s a frustrating wait. The setup here is beach and point, and with the long-period swell, it might get a bit straight at the beach, but the point could offer a little shape. Crowds are never an issue at Gantheaume Point, so you’ll have it to yourself.

That’s the lot, folks. Not much to get excited about, but keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change.

Rusty.

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