Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve had a good hard look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak run for Gantheaume Point (Broome). This spot is a beach and point setup that rarely breaks, so we’re already fighting an uphill battle, and the charts are backing that up. For the entire 16-day outlook from now, there’s not a single day with surf worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny – we’re talking 0.3 ft to 2 ft at best – and the combined wave energy is sitting at weak levels, between 1 and 6 (for context, that’s barely a ripple). The wind does offer some clean windows, especially on the mornings with a cross-offshore E’ly breeze, but with no height to work with, it’s a flat, clean lake out there.

Let’s walk through it day by day. Starting Monday 13th July, we’ve got clear skies, around 16 mph E wind cross-off, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft out of the west at a 13-second period. That period is long enough to suggest some deep-water energy, but the height is just not there – the combined energy is a mere 3, and the wave comment is “poor surf conditions.” Nothing changes on Tuesday or Wednesday; same story, tiny west swell, cleanish mornings, but the energy is stuck in the single digits. By Thursday and Friday, we get a touch of offshore wind in the afternoons, but the swell stays flat – 0.3 ft is all we get. The weekend of 18th-19th July offers a tiny bump up to a combined energy of 6 on the Saturday, but the swell height is still only 0.3 ft, so it’s more of the same: clean but flat.

Now, as we drift into the second week, there’s a brief change around Tuesday 21st July afternoon when the swell nudges up to 2 ft from the SW with a short 3-second period – that’s windswell, and the combined energy hits 5. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 16 mph, and the wave state is “moderate cross-onshore and choppy.” That’s a mess, and it’s still well under 3 ft. After that, it’s right back to tiny or no swell. Wednesday 22nd morning is glassy but with a 0.3 ft, 9-second west swell – energy at 1, so maybe you can float on a mat, but that’s it. Then from Thursday 23rd right through to Tuesday 28th, the swell disappears entirely on many sessions – recorded as “-” for height, period, and zero energy. There’s a brief flicker of life on Friday 24th afternoon with a 0.3 ft, 18-second very long-period groundswell, energy at 6, but it’s hampered by a moderate cross-onshore. Still, way too small to ride.

Overall, this is a flat spell for the entire 16-day window. There are no standouts, no days to circle. The only positive is that Gantheaume Point is a rare-break spot, so a blank run like this isn’t totally out of character for the area. The water temperature anomaly didn’t come through in the data for the first mention, so I can’t tell you if it’s warmer or cooler than usual – but trust me, you won’t feel it because you won’t be in the water surfing. Keep the board stored, maybe go for a kite session if the wind picks up, because for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is all I’ve got. Rusty out.

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