Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

There's a real quiet patch on the horizon, I'm not gonna lie. We're looking at a stretch of flat days, so don't even bother waxing up for a while. The first signs of any life are a tiny, weak pulse.

The first real glimmer of something to ride creeps in on the morning of Sunday, August 2nd at Gantheaume Point (Broome) . It's a beach and point setup, and it's a spot that rarely breaks, so this is a rare treat. We're talking about a tiny 0.3ft ripple from the west, with a period of 12 seconds giving it a bit of shape. The energy is basically nothing, just a 3 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The water is a cold 71°, which is a whopping 5° colder than normal for this time of year, so that's a notable chill. The afternoon of that Sunday is a total glass-off, with a 0.0ft zone and a slight breeze from the NNE. That's the kind of flat calm you can only get when it's completely flat.

The next morning, Monday the 3rd, we see a tiny 1ft crumble from the WNW, but it's blown out by an onshore breeze. Not worth a mention.

Then, on Tuesday, August 4th, the morning session has a glassy 0.3ft from the west with a 13-second period, but again, the energy is a measly 3 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It's a pretty poor outlook overall.

The next week offers a few more of these ghostly pulses. The morning of Friday, August 7th sees a 0.3ft, 16-second groundswell from the west, with the energy hitting a 5 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The wind is glassy from the SW. That's a very long period, so it'll be wrapping around the point, but it's so small you'd be lucky to get a knee-high wobble.

The best of a bad bunch looks like the morning of Sunday, August 9th. The swell is still a tiny 0.3ft from the west, but the period is a very long 18 seconds, generating a combined energy of 8 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The wind is a gentle offshore from the SSE, which is the cleanest we'll see for this little wave. Given it's a point break, that long-period groundswell should line up nicely. But honestly, at this size, it's a real micro-session for the die-hards.

The morning of Monday, August 10th offers a similar setup: a 0.3ft west swell, 13-second period, with a moderate offshore from the SE. The energy is a 4 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The best of the entire run is probably the afternoon of Monday, August 10th, where the swell bumps up to 2ft from the west, with a period of 3 seconds, and a clean cross-off breeze from the south. The energy hits a 5 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It's the biggest we'll see, but with a 3-second period, it's gonna be a weak, choppy mess.

The following morning, Tuesday, August 11th, is the last real stand-out, with a 1ft swell from the WSW, a 5-second period, and a moderate offshore from the ESE. The energy is a 9 (combined energy of all swells directed here). That's the most energy we're going to get.

So, to be blunt, there's nothing for the beginner or the intermediate surfer in this 16-day window. The entire period is a flat spell with only the faintest pulses of energy. Gantheaume Point is a rare-breaker, so this blank run is more normal for the area. The one true standout, if you're a soul surfer chasing a glassy 2ft wave, is the afternoon of Monday, August 10th. Otherwise, save your energy.

Rusty.

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