Coffee Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at the next couple of weeks, it's not a pretty picture for paddling out. The forecast is a long stretch of onshore and cross-shore winds, chop, and generally junky surf that’s going to have you fighting the conditions more than riding the waves. The swell is there, but it’s messy and short-period, with no real standout days on the horizon.

The only spot we have detailed is Coffee Break, and it’s holding the key to the whole stretch. The water temp is sitting at a warm 83°F, right on the money for this time of year, so no worries there—it’s the wind that’s the problem.

Right from the start, on Sunday the 2nd, we’ve got a 6ft swell but it’s coming with a 6-second period and a moderate cross-shore breeze from the East at 16 mph. The energy reading is moderate at 191, but the surface is going to be a mess with a cross-chop. It's a no-go for a clean surf. Monday the 3rd is more of the same; the swell drops a touch to 4ft in the morning with a stronger ENE wind, and it just stays lumpy all day.

This pattern just grinds on through the first week. Tuesday, Wednesday... it’s all cross-shore winds, short-period swell, and conditions that will have you checking your leash. We see the energy dip down to weak readings like 72 on Wednesday the 5th as the swell bottoms out to 3ft, before pushing back up for Friday the 7th. That afternoon we get a solid punch of energy with a reading of 281 and a 5ft swell, but the period is still just 8 seconds and the cross-shore wind is still there to wreck it. It’s just frustrating.

The second week kicks off with the same story. The 14th and 15th see the biggest energy in the whole run—we’re looking at 353 on Friday afternoon and 301 on Saturday morning—with swell heights around 6ft. But again, the period is short, and a fresh cross-shore wind will keep it lumpy and hard to surf. This is the kind of surf that feels more like a workout than a pleasure.

Honestly, if you're looking for something to do, the onshore winds and the size of this stuff might make the setup at Coffee Break more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. It's a reef break, but with this cross-chop, you’ll be fighting it the whole way.

There’s no standout session. No window where the wind swings offshore and cleans things up. The best you could hope for is to find a gutless, lumpy wave and try and make the most of it. It's a blank run, plain and simple. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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