Coffee Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. We’ve got a lot of lumpy, wind-blown slop on the cards for Coffee Break, and only a couple of windows where it might actually line up. The winds are mostly coming out of the east, which is cross-shore here, so it’s going to be choppy and messy for the bulk of the period. The swell energy is weak for the first few days, with combined energy readings in the low 100s to 200s – it’s just not doing anything.

From Friday the 28th right through to Sunday the 30th, it’s all poor surf conditions. Small, short-period wind swell with a cross-shore breeze making it a bit of a washing machine. You'd be fighting for a crumbly, close-out wave. Not worth the paddle.

Monday the 31st sees a jump in energy – the combined swell energy hits 636 in the morning and 1304 in the afternoon. That’s a real pulse of moderate to strong energy, even if the surf is still a bit jumbled. The morning is cross-on with light winds, so it’s not ideal, but the afternoon brings a bigger 8ft swell with an 11-second period. That’s a bit of size for this spot, and it could hold up if the tide plays nice. It’s not going to be perfect, but it might be the most interesting the wave gets in the first week. Still, with an easterly cross-shore and moderate breeze, expect some chop on the face.

Then things go flat again from Tuesday the 1st through to Saturday the 5th of September. We're back to weak energy – readings often below 100 or in the low 100s – and a lot of grovelly, short-period stuff. Not worth getting excited about.

Sunday the 6th of September offers a small window of cleaner conditions. The morning has a bit of a cross-offshore angle with light winds, and the wave height is only 3ft, but at least it looks clean. The energy is still weak (81), but a clean 3ft wave on a reef might be the best you can do for a fun, small session.

Now, here’s the standout. Monday the 7th of September. The wind drops right out – glassy conditions in both the morning and afternoon. The swell is a clean 4ft from the east with a 10-second period, and combined wave energy is up around 306 in the morning and 273 in the afternoon. This is the one. Glassy surf on a consistent reef break with some push to it. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. That’s the session to pencil in.

After that, it’s back to the grind. Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th are mostly poor again, with onshore or cross-shore winds messing things up. Thursday the 10th morning has a cross-offshore wind and a 5ft swell, but the energy is moderate and the winds pick up again in the afternoon. The rest of the week is more of the same – average conditions, onshore breezes, not much to write home about.

So, the only real highlight is that glassy morning and afternoon on the 7th of September. Everything else is either too small, too choppy, or just plain messy. But when it goes glassy on a reef like Coffee Break, even a smaller day can be a gem.

Rusty

Read more