Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real here. For the next 16 days, Gantheaume Point (Broome) is... well, it's flat. Or so close to flat it might as well be a lake. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves that barely register, with most of the time showing swell heights of just 0.3ft to 2ft. The combined wave energy is weak, mostly sitting in the single digits (3 to 21). There’s no real push, no power. This is a rare-breaking spot at the best of times, and right now it’s not breaking with any enthusiasm at all.

We start off Monday, August 17th with a 0.3ft WNW windswell, period 13 seconds, but that’s being killed by a light cross-onshore breeze. Wave energy is only 4. Conditions are described as poor surf. That’s the theme for the next two weeks. Tuesday the 18th, Wednesday the 19th, Thursday the 20th... same story. Tiny swell, always under 2ft, always with some form of cross or cross-onshore wind messing it up. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year (anomaly of -3°).

The best-looking window in terms of wind comes around Saturday, August 22nd morning, when a moderate ESE cross-offshore breeze (12 mph) cleans things up, but the swell is still just 0.3ft and low energy (6). Not rideable. On Saturday, August 29th morning, we get a moderate ESE offshore wind (12 mph) and clean conditions, but again – 0.3ft of swell with an energy of 4. That’s a tease, not a session.

Even the later days, like Sunday, August 30th morning with a light cross-offshore and a tiny 0.3ft groundswell from the west (period 18 seconds, energy 7), it’s just not enough to wrap around into the point. The point needs a proper push from the WNW to work, and the optimum direction is WNW, but the swell is too small and the period too long for this beach-and-point setup to do anything. Long-period groundswell (over 15 seconds) can be great at a point break, but only if there’s some size behind it.

There’s one day where the combined energy nudges up – Sunday, August 30th afternoon shows a 1ft W swell with a period of 18 seconds and an energy reading of 55 (moderate energy). That’s the highest energy in the whole 16-day run, but it’s still only 1ft, and the wind is back to a moderate cross-onshore (15 mph). You’ll find bumpy, weak lines with no punch.

Honestly, for a beginner-friendly spot that rarely breaks, this is a blank run. There are no standout days. No day where the stars align with size, direction, and clean wind. If you’re determined to get wet, you might find a tiny waist-high ripple on the cleanest offshore mornings, but it’s not surf worth writing home about. Given the exposed beach-and-point setup, the lack of consistent swell and the constant cross-winds, this setup looks more interesting for a kite session on the gusty afternoons than paddle surfing.

Hang in there, but don’t hold your breath.

- Rusty

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