Surf Forecasts:
Tea Break surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, E swell with 302 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tea Break this week:
The surf forecast for Tea Break over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tea Break in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tea Break over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s be straight with you. If you’re looking at Tea Break (Big Island) for the next couple of weeks, I’ll save you the disappointment right now—there’s nothing good on the cards. The whole 16-day window is a write-off.
Right from Friday morning, it’s a mess. We’ve got a 5ft east swell with a short, weak 8-second period, and the wind is cross-shore at 12 mph. That’s a recipe for lumpy, cross-chop chaos. The energy reading is weak at 247, and the water temp is 84° with about a 0.5° anomaly, so nothing weird there—just your average warm bath. But the surf quality is poor. It stays that way all weekend. Saturday bumps up to 6ft in the afternoon, but the period drops to 6 seconds, and the wind freshens to 19 mph from the ENE. That’s just bumpy, junky waves, not worth your time.
The start of next week doesn't offer any relief. Monday and Tuesday keep the same theme: 4ft to 5ft of short-period east swell, with cross-shore winds from 9 to 16 mph. The wave energy dips as low as 159, which is weak. It's all just poor surf. By Wednesday the 5th, it gets even smaller—down to 3ft with a 6-second period and energy tanking to 76. That's barely a ripple, and the cross-shore breeze just messes it up.
There’s a slight bump in size around the 6th and 7th, but it’s all junky. The period stays short at 5 to 6 seconds, and the wind is still cross-shore, with a fresh breeze on the 7th and 10th. The energy starts creeping into moderate territory on the 9th and 10th, hitting 203 and 208, but the quality is still poor. Honestly, you’re just looking at a week of onshore slop.
The second week, from the 11th to the 15th, is more of the same. Swell heights flirt with 6ft and the energy gets a bit stronger—reaching 314 on the morning of the 12th—but the period is still a messy 6 to 7 seconds. That’s short-period windswell, not groundswell. It’s got no push, no shape. There’s a bit of cloud around, but the cross-shore wind, often fresh at 16 to 19 mph, guarantees it stays lumpy and cross-chop.
I’ll be honest, this isn’t a blip. The spot is consistent, so it tends not to stay this bad for long, but a full 16-day blank run is pretty normal for an east-facing reef when the trades are locked in. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. If you’re keen to get wet, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the strength and direction of the wind.
Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 291 | 247 | 212 | 222 | 204 | 187 | 287 | 229 | 160 | 186 | 150 | 159 | 188 | 119 | 74 | 90 | 47 | 39 | 139 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM0.47m | 10:27PM0.73m | 10:26AM0.52m | 10:55PM0.69m | 11:20AM0.56m | 11:24PM0.64m | 12:15PM0.62m | 11:54PM0.59m | 1:14PM0.66m | 00:29AM0.53m | 2:16PM0.71m | 1:09AM0.48m | 3:21PM0.75m | 1:58AM0.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.10m | 4:49AM0.21m | 4:11PM0.15m | 5:15AM0.17m | 5:03PM0.20m | 5:43AM0.12m | 6:02PM0.24m | 6:16AM0.07m | 7:09PM0.28m | 6:56AM0.02m | 8:24PM0.30m | 7:43AM-0.03m | 9:42PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 43 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 247 | 291 | 247 | 212 | 222 | 204 | 187 | 287 | 229 | 160 | 186 | 150 | 159 | 188 | 119 | 74 | 90 | 47 | 39 | 139 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 851 | 400 | 7 | 407 | 400 | 0 | 407 | 545 | 0 | 407 | 545 | 0 | 645 | 1075 | 7 | 645 | 407 | 0 | 407 | 1075 | 7 |
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