Broome, Australia

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LOVE art installation, Cable Beach, September 2025
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About Broome

Broome is a town in Western Australia, Australia. From Broome you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Cable Beach, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BME, 1 km away.

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Staying in Broome

  • 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: BME, 1 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Broome.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Broome each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Broome: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cable Beach2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft20 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots2 ft23 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots2 ft58 kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots3 ft32 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots2 ft12 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots2 ft21 kJwind from the west, 9 knots3 ft50 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots
All readings for Cable Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cable Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft9 smushy58kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the west, 9 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct23, poor3 ft5 smushy50kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots27°C
Riddell Beach5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft20 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots2 ft21 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots2 ft24 kJwind from the north-north-west, 15 knots3 ft31 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots2 ft11 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots2 ft21 kJwind from the west, 9 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots
All readings for Riddell Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Riddell Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-north-west, 15 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small2 ft4 smushy11kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the west, 9 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct23, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Broome, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Broome

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits