Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Tea Break over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’ve got a real dry spell on the cards, so don’t expect much to write home about. The first surf recommendation doesn’t pop up until the very end of the run, so we’re looking at a long gap of over a week with nothing worthwhile.

The first sniff of anything that might be rideable comes on Tuesday, 8th September. The morning session is the only time in the whole forecast that’s even worth a mention. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft swell from the E, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here is weak (63). The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph, which keeps the surface clean. It’s small and weak, but for a patient soul on a longboard, you might find a few grovelly ones. The rest of that day and the following days are all poor, with cross-shore winds and chop.

That’s about it. There’s a bit of a pulse in the swell around Thursday, 10th September, with the swell height bumping up to 5ft to 6ft, and the combined energy climbing to 352 (moderate), but the wind is howling from the E at 12-16 mph, cross-shore, making it a messy, choppy mess. Not worth paddling out for.

The same story repeats through the middle of the month – a bit of size, but always with those pesky cross-shore winds ruining any chance of a proper lineup. The swell direction is mostly from the E, which is cross to the optimum NNE direction for this reef, so it’s never really lining up right.

If you’re a kite surfer, the days with stronger wind and a bit of chop might look interesting, especially around the 10th to the 14th, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a long wait for very little.

So, bottom line: keep your expectations low. The only real window is the morning of Tuesday, 8th September, and even that’s a stretch. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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