Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s happening at Tea Break for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough run. Tea Break is a consistent reef break that’s intermediate-friendly, and it usually loves a clean NNE swell, but the wind and swell direction we’ve got coming at us just aren’t playing ball. There’s surf on the table every day from Thursday, July 30th through to Friday, August 14th, but the quality is a real struggle.

The water temp is sitting at 83°—about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Starting Thursday, July 30th morning: we’ve got 4 ft of weak, short-period junk from the east, with a 12 mph cross-shore wind chopping it up. Combined swell energy is only 167 (moderate), but it’s nowhere near clean enough to get excited about. That afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6 ft, but the wind strengthens to 19 mph cross-shore, and the whole thing gets lumpy. Poor conditions all round.

Friday, July 31st: similar story—5 ft east swell, cross-shore winds, scratchy texture. The energy climbs a little (307 to 314), but the period is still short at 8 seconds, so it’s weak and messy.

Saturday, August 1st through to Wednesday, August 5th: this stretch is all cross-shore wind, small east swell between 2 ft and 6 ft, and periods hovering around 5 to 8 seconds. The energy drops to as low as 30 (weak) on the morning of the 6th. There’s no clean window, no offshore flow, no real standouts. It’s just a long, flat feeling run of poor surf.

Thursday, August 6th: the morning is barely worth a mention—2 ft, period of 5 seconds, energy down at 30 (weak). The afternoon turns slightly cross-onshore, and the wave shape just isn’t there.

Friday, August 7th: a little more size—6 ft in the afternoon—but with a fresh 19 mph cross-shore and a 6-second period, it’s junk. Lumpy and choppy.

From the 8th through to the 13th of August: the same pattern holds. East swell ranging from 4 ft to 6 ft, period stuck between 5 and 7 seconds, cross-shore winds from 12 to 19 mph. The energy stays moderate at best (107 to 229). Not one session is clean.

There is a small glimmer on Thursday, August 13th in the afternoon: the wind swings to a cross-off from the ESE at 16 mph, and the water goes clean. The swell is still a messy 5 ft with a 6-second period and energy of 178 (moderate), but if you’re desperate, that’s the closest thing to a session all week.

Friday, August 14th finishes the run with the same old story—5 ft to 5 ft east swell, cross-shore winds, lumpy.

Honestly? There’s no standout here. Nothing worth circling on the calendar. The wind never turns truly offshore, the swell direction is wrong for the spot, and the period is consistently short. The best I can say is that Tea Break is consistent, so it’s always breaking, but the quality is poor right through. If you’re really jonesing, wait for that Thursday afternoon clean-up, but keep expectations low.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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