Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for the next couple of weeks around Tea Break.

Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak start. The first ten days or so are looking like a write-off. The wind is locked in from the east and east-northeast, blowing cross-shore, and it’s just messing up what little swell there is. We’ve got wave energy that’s weak to moderate at best, and the swell period is short, mostly 5 to 8 seconds, which means weak, wind-affected waves. You’d be fighting a chop for nothing. There’s a bump in size on Monday the 31st of August afternoon with a 7ft east swell and the period jumps to 11 seconds, and the combined energy hits 970, which is strong, but the wind is still cross and the call is marginal at best. It’s just not worth paddling out for.

Things finally try to turn a corner around the 7th of September. On Monday morning, we get a 5ft east swell with a 12-second period, energy at 696 – that’s a big improvement, proper groundswell. But again, that cross-shore wind kills it, leaving it as a marginal option. The real standout, the only time this window looks good, is Tuesday the 8th of September in the morning. The wind goes glassy – yes, glassy – and we’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the east at 10 seconds. The energy is a solid moderate at 244, and the water temp is a warm 84°F, which is bang average for this time of year. That morning session is the absolute best on offer. After that, the wind gets light and cross-onshore in the afternoon, and it stays messy or light for the rest of the window. There’s a bit of a north-northeast swell showing up on the 10th and 11th, but the wind stays cross or cross-onshore, so it’s not going to clean up.

So, bottom line: if you’re keen, mark your calendar for the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September at Tea Break. That glassy spell with a clean 3ft groundswell is your best and only real shot. The rest of the run is a pass.

Rusty.

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