Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s see what we’ve got.

Honestly, this 16-day stretch is a bit of a grind. The only spot on the menu is Tea Break, a consistent reef that faces the swell and works best from the NNE. But the wind and swell just aren’t cooperating for most of it.

We start on Tuesday, 11th August, with some 4ft waves from the east, but the cross-shore breeze is wrecking the surface. The energy is weak (138) and the period is short, leaving it choppy and unappealing. That story doesn’t change much through Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday the 14th sees the waves bump up to around 6ft in the morning, and the wind turns a little cross-offshore, cleaning it up a touch. The energy jumps (395), but the period is still short and lumpy. It’s the best we’ve seen so far, but still not great. By the afternoon, the wind goes back cross and it gets bumpy.

The weekend stays small, around 4 to 5ft, with cross-wind mess. Not worth the effort.

Here’s the one moment to keep an eye on: Tuesday the 18th of August. The morning shows 5ft waves from the east with a long period of 11 seconds – that’s real groundswell. The energy is solid (545), and the wind is just a light cross-breeze with small ripples. For a reef like Tea Break, that long period should wrap in nicely and give you some proper lines. The water temp is about what you’d expect for August, nothing wild.

After that, it fades. The rest of the week and into the 22nd and 23rd of August, the swell drops to almost nothing, with energy figures in the 50s and 70s. Hardly worth getting wet.

To sum it up: the first week is mostly a no-go with choppy, short-period slop. Tuesday the 18th is your best shot for some cleaner, longer-period waves. After that, it’s a flat spell. If you’re into kiting, those windy afternoons with a bit of size might be more your speed.

Keep the faith. Rusty.

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