Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next 16 days for this part of the world are looking pretty grim for a paddle. The only break on the radar is Gantheaume Point (Broome), but it’s a spot that rarely breaks, so we’re already up against it. The water temperature is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

We kick off Wednesday 19 August with tiny 0.3ft to 2ft swell from the west. The wind is cross-shore in the morning, but by the afternoon it’s a fresh cross-onshore breeze at 19 mph, making a mess of things. The combined wave energy is weak (7), and the period is a mix of long 19-second groundswell and a 3-second wind chop – that long period stuff is better suited to a point or reef, not this beach-and-point setup. Poor surf conditions are the story.

Thursday 20 August and Friday 21 August don’t get any better. Swell stays under 2ft, winds are cross-on or cross-off, and the energy is pathetic – we’re talking values like 5 or 10. The long-period groundswell (14–15 seconds) just won’t do anything for a protected spot like this when the swell is that tiny. Saturday 22 August and Sunday 23 August are the same: small, messy, and not worth the drive.

Monday 24 August morning offers a brief highlight – glassy conditions with calm wind (0 mph) – but the swell is only 0.3ft with weak energy (4). A glassy flat spell is still flat. The afternoon gets choppy again.

Around Tuesday 25 August, the wind turns offshore from the SSE in the afternoon, a gentle 9 mph, which would normally be a dream. But the swell is only 2ft from the west, with a short 3-second period and weak energy (5). It’s clean but barely surfable for a beginner-level break.

From Wednesday 26 August right through to Thursday 3 September, the pattern is relentless: swell heights rarely climb above 0.3ft to 2ft, wind is often cross-on or onshore, and the combined energy stays under 10. There’s a few moments of clean conditions with cross-off winds on 1 September and 3 September, but the swell is so small you’d be floating more than riding. The long-period groundswell (14–18 seconds) is just too long and weak to wrap in properly.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best you could hope for is the Tuesday 25 August afternoon – offshore wind and clean lines – but don’t expect anything over knee-high. For a spot that rarely breaks, it’s a tough run. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger afternoon winds might offer some interest, but for a paddle surfer, this is a long dry spell.

Rusty.

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