Gantheaume Point (Broome) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gantheaume Point (Broome) is doing absolutely nothing for the next 16 days. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—there’s no surf on offer here, not a single wave worth paddling out for. It’s a beach-and-point setup that “rarely breaks,” and that’s exactly what we’re seeing. The whole window is a flat, blown-out mess, so if you’re hanging for a wave, you’re better off finding something else to do until this pattern shifts.

Monday the 14th kicks off with tiny 0.3m slop on a 5-second period, weak energy at 8—cross-onshore westerly breeze at 10 km/h making it bumpy and ugly. The afternoon’s worse: 0.5m, period 4 seconds, 25 km/h cross-onshore, choppy. That’s not surf, that’s whitecaps.

Tuesday the 15th is more of the same—0.3m morning, 0.5m afternoon, both short-period, both cross-onshore. The wind’s coming out of the west at 10-20 km/h, and the water’s just lumpy. Wednesday morning the 16th looks like the best of a bad bunch: 0.3m at 6 seconds, light cross-shore WSW breeze, 5 km/h, almost glassy but still weak energy at 9. That’s about as clean as it gets, and it’s still ankle-biters. The afternoon drops to 0.4m at 2 seconds—that’s basically wind chop.

Thursday the 17th brings the first sign of something deeper—0.1m but a 14-second period, with a fresh 30 km/h east cross-offshore breeze in the morning, making it clean but tiny. Still not rideable. The afternoon’s onshore and messy. Friday the 18th morning has 0.1m at 13 seconds, glassy with a 5 km/h SW breeze, but it’s still a flat, gutless nothing. Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th are basically the same—small, choppy, cross-onshore, poor surf conditions every single session.

The second week doesn’t get any better. Monday the 21st to Wednesday the 23rd—still all below 0.6m, all cross-onshore, all chopped up. The only spike in energy comes Wednesday afternoon the 23rd with combined energy at 10, but it’s still 0.6m at 4 seconds, so it’s just whitewater. Thursday the 24th morning’s got 0.1m at 14 seconds—long-period but tiny, light cross-onshore, no power. Friday the 25th through Sunday the 27th—nothing above 0.5m, all cross-onshore, all messy. A bit of a long-period pulse shows up Monday the 28th morning, 0.1m at 17 seconds, but with 15 km/h cross-shore wind and gentle chop, it’s still not doing anything. Tuesday the 29th is the final nail—fresh 30 km/h west-southwest cross-onshore winds, flat, and lumpy.

Water temp’s sitting at 26°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year—about 2° above the long-term average, so it’s noticeable but not crazy. That’s the only thing that’s even mildly interesting.

Honestly, there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. Gantheaume Point is exposed to a WNW swell, but the only energy coming through is far too small and short-period to matter. The rare, inconsistent nature of the spot and the constant cross-onshore winds mean even the cleanest moments are still flat. This blank run isn’t unusual for this place—it’s a spot that needs a proper swell from the west-northwest, and that just isn’t happening. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

If you’ve got a kiteboard, though, those 25-30 km/h westerlies in the afternoons might be more interesting than a surfboard. But for surfing? Forget it.

Rusty

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