Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, same story, different numbers. It’s a grim 16-day outlook for Tea Break. No good surf options at all. We’re looking at a solid stretch starting now, the 18th of August, and it’s all poor conditions, day after day.

Wind is onshore from the east-northeast, cross-shore, but the real problem is the lumpy cross-chop it kicks up. The swell is coming from the east, short-period – mostly around 4 to 8 seconds – which gives us weak, disorganized waves that just don’t work on this reef. Water temp’s at 84°, right on average for the season.

In the first week, we get a few days with swell around 5 ft, but it’s still short-period slop with a messy surface. The combined energy hits moderate numbers around 168 to 191 on the 21st and 24th, but it’s all noise, no quality. The biggest tease comes later – around the 26th and 27th of August, we see some longer-period groundswell roll in, 11 to 13 seconds, with combined energy climbing to 243 and then 275. Still, it’s all ruined by the cross-shore wind and chop. By the 2nd of September, we get a spike in energy to 497 with an 11-second period, but again, poor surf conditions and a cross-chop ruin it.

Tea Break is a consistent reef that usually performs, but everything here is off. The swell direction is east, but this break needs north-northeast. Beginners won’t find the size too scary most days, but the quality is so poor it’s not worth it. Experts will look at those bigger days over 5 ft and see nothing but junk.

If you’re holding out hope, those longer-period swells at the end of August and into September could turn into something if the wind ever lays down. But as it stands, it’s a blank run. For a spot that usually gets surf, this is an unusual dead spell. Forecasts change, but today it’s a miss.

Rusty.

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