Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for Broome, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—this is a tough stretch for us. Gantheaume Point is the only game in town, but it’s barely a ripple across the next 16 days. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with hardly a wave worth paddling for.

Starting from Friday, August 28, it’s flat as a tack. Swell heights are mostly 0.3ft to 2ft, with periods all over the place but wave energy is weak—just (5) or (2) on Friday morning and afternoon. Winds are cross, cross-on, or onshore, making things choppy. Saturday, August 29, is more of the same: 0.3ft to 2ft, poor surf. Sunday, August 30, you’ve got 0.3ft onshore slop in the morning, and a 1ft onshore wind swell in the afternoon—not worth getting wet. Monday, August 31, the morning goes clean with a light offshore from the east, but the swell is a dash—no height at all, zero energy (0). Afternoon comes in onshore and messy.

Tuesday, September 1, brings a clean morning with east cross-off winds, but only a 0.3ft, 20-second groundswell from the west. The energy is still barely there (12). That long period would be good for a point break, but there’s no power. Wednesday, September 2, same story: clean but tiny, 0.3ft. Thursday, September 3, is back to a light cross-on breeze and 0.3ft. Friday, September 4, winds freshen up to 19 mph cross-on, making it lumpy with a 1ft wind swell.

This pattern drags on. Saturday, September 5, still poor. Sunday, September 6, we finally get a clean window with offshore and cross-off winds, but the swell is a weak 0.7ft to 2ft. The afternoon has a 2ft west swell with period of 3 seconds—full wind chop. Energy is still only (8). Monday, September 7, clean again, but 0.3ft. Tuesday, September 8, a decent offshore wind from the southeast in the morning makes it clean, with a 1ft, 5-second swell—energy is still low (4). Afternoon gets a moderate cross-shore chop.

Wednesday, September 9, clean with east-southeast winds, 1ft. Thursday, September 10, fresh 19 mph cross-off winds, still only 1ft. Friday, September 11, is the closest we get to a highlight: morning has a 0.3ft, 19-second groundswell from the west, energy up to (10), with clean cross-off winds. Afternoon sees a 2ft, 4-second swell with light cross-off winds and energy at (12)—still tiny but at least clean. Saturday, September 12, morning is clean but 0.3ft again; afternoon has a 3ft, 5-second west-southwest swell, the biggest of the outlook, but it’s cross-on and energy is only (24).

Honestly, the only standout morning is Friday, September 11, with that clean, long-period groundswell—but it’s only 0.3ft, so it’s more of a paddle than a surf. The best of a bad bunch is the Saturday afternoon on September 12, with that 3ft peak, but winds aren’t ideal. Water temps are around 77°F, about average for this time of year.

Gantheaume Point is a tricky spot—it rarely breaks, and this forecast proves it. There’s no real surf action for the entire 16-day window, just long gaps of tiny, messy conditions. If you’re desperate, bring a longboard and hope for the clean mornings, but don’t hold your breath. This is one of those quiet spells the area gets.

Rusty.

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