Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’re looking at a pretty grim 16-day window for Tea Break. Honestly, it’s a tough one to write.

Right from the get-go, from Sunday the 23rd of August all the way through, the wind is a constant issue. It’s blowing cross-shore from the east or east-northeast, never letting up enough to clean things up. That means a lumpy, choppy surface on every session. The swell is small and weak, mostly around 3ft to 5ft from the east, with a short, weak period of 5 to 8 seconds. There’s just no power behind it; the combined energy stays low, sitting between 60 and 303 (weak to moderate) for most of the first week.

Sunday the 30th of August afternoon sees the biggest swell of the early period at 5ft, but with that cross-wind and a period of only 8 seconds, it’s still going to be a messy, wind-affected affair. The energy bumps up to 303 (moderate), but it’s not enough to save the session.

From Monday the 31st of August morning into the start of September, something changes. We get a long-period groundswell sneaking in from the east. The period jumps to 12 and even 15 seconds. The swell height drops off – 2ft to 4ft – but that long period brings some serious energy. The combined energy numbers jump into the 400-525 range (moderate to strong) on the 31st of August afternoon and the 1st of September. That energy is there, but the wind is still cross-shore, and the forecast tags it as “marginal surf” at best. It’s a tease, really. That kind of long-period groundswell with a cross-wind on a reef setup like Tea Break can be frustrating; the lines will be there but the surface will be chopped.

For the second week, into early September, the pattern flatlines. The swell shrinks back to 2ft to 4ft, the period is all over the place (5 to 11 seconds), and the wind stays stubbornly cross-shore. Every session is marked as poor. The energy stays moderate (130 to 434) but it’s all for nothing.

This is a stretch where you’d be better off finding something else to do. There’s simply no standout, no clean window. For a consistent reef like Tea Break, this is a frustratingly blank run.

Stay patient, check back, and hope the forecasts change.
Rusty.

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