Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve scanned the entire 16-day window for this spot, and I’m looking at a pretty quiet stretch. The surf is tiny, inconsistent, and most days are dominated by onshore or cross-onshore winds. There are no standout days with punchy waves. The only glimmer of hope is some clean, glassy conditions, but with no swell behind them.

Let’s start with the first recommendation, which kicks off on Sunday, August 23rd. Gantheaume Point (Broome) is the only break on offer. It’s a beach and point setup, exposed to the west-northwest. The combined swell energy is very weak, only 5 on Sunday afternoon, with a tiny 2ft wave from the west and a short, weak period of 3 seconds. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph, so expect choppy, bumpy conditions. Water temp is 76°, which is spot on average for this time of year. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for this.

Monday the 24th has a clean morning with light cross-offshore winds from the south-southwest at 6 mph, but the swell drops to just 1.0ft. The combined energy is only 7. It’s clean but barely a ripple. Afternoon turns choppy again.

The next few days are a mix of clean but tiny surf and lumpy onshore junk. The best breeze comes on the morning of Wednesday, August 26th, with a true offshore wind from the east-southeast at 6 mph. The water is glassy, but the swell is only 0.3ft with a very long period of 13 seconds. Combined energy is just 3. That long period groundswell is far too small to break properly here. There’s nothing to ride.

There’s a significant gap of poor to non-existent surf through to the end of August and into early September. By Monday, August 31st morning, the wind drops to glassy, calm at 0 mph, but there is *zero* swell height. Combined energy is 0. Flat as a tack.

We finally see a slight uptick on the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd, with a light cross-shore breeze and a wave height of 0.3ft but a period of 18 seconds, giving combined energy of 10. Still, 0.3ft is not surfable.

The end of the run on Monday, September 7th afternoon shows the highest combined swell energy of the whole forecast at 8, with a 1ft wave from the west-southwest and a period of 5 seconds. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 16 mph, making it choppy.

The Truth: There is no true standout. The only semi-rideable window might be those clean, glassy mornings with very tiny waves, but you’d need a foamie and low expectations. This spot rarely breaks with real size, and this forecast confirms it. For the entire 16 days, we’re looking at weak energy (all values under 100) and mostly poor quality. It’s honestly more interesting for a paddle or a picnic than a surf. For a kite surfer? Maybe a light wind session, but that’s a stretch too.

Keep the board waxed and check back closer to the date—forecasts can change, but this one looks locked in for a flat spell.

Rusty.

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