Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s rap about the surf at Tea Break for the next couple weeks, but in feet and miles for you. It’s a rough outlook, plain and simple. From the 28th of August all the way through mid-September, we’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions, with only a couple of moments that even look surfable. Swell keeps coming from the east and east-northeast, but cross-shore winds are blowing a chop that’s just killing the vibe.

Friday the 28th starts with a 3ft E swell at a short 8-second period, energy at 231 (weakish), and a moderate cross-shore breeze at 20 km/h – it’s lumpy and messy. Not worth your time. Saturday and Sunday stay ugly, with swell hitting 5ft and 4ft, but the wind goes fresher cross-shore, making it a choppy mess. Monday the 31st sees a 5ft ENE swell building to 7ft E by the afternoon, with energy up to 920 (moderate), but that cross-shore breeze still ruins it – poor surf all day.

Tuesday the 1st of September is the same sad story, with a 5ft E swell and gentle cross-shore wind. Water temp is about average for the season, nothing wild. The only real standout comes Thursday the 3rd of September in the morning. We get a 4ft E swell, short 6-second period, but the wind swings cross-offshore and light, so it cleans right up. Energy is low at 87 (weak), but it’s the cleanest we’ll get – surfable, but just ordinary. That’s the highlight, and it’s not exactly pumping.

From the 4th through the 7th of September, swell drops under 3ft, with weak energy and cross-shore winds keeping it poor. Then on the 8th and 9th, a pulse from the NNE brings swell around 4ft with a long 12-second period – groundswell – and energy climbs to 403 (moderate). Mornings on those days see light cross-shore wind, so they’re “marginal” at best. For a reef like Tea Break, that longer period could shape it up, but the wind is never clean enough. It’s more of a kite-surfing setup with that cross-chop.

Into the second week, we get a few more marginal mornings on the 10th and 11th with NNE swell around 3ft and 11-second periods, but the wind always messes it up. Saturday the 12th wraps with a 5ft E swell and short 7-second period, cross-shore wind again – poor.

So, if you’re itching, the morning of Thursday the 3rd is the cleanest wave, but it’s tiny and weak. The longer-period NNE pulses on the 8th and 9th have more energy but still fight the wind. Nothing here gets me stoked. For a spot that usually delivers, this is a rough patch, but forecasts can turn, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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