Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming for Tea Break. This is a reef set-up that’s consistent, mostly an intermediate spot, and it likes swell from the NNE.

The sixteen-day window opens on Monday the 31st of August with some early energy, but honestly, it’s a bit of a struggle for the most part. We get a pulse of moderate swell right at the start—about 6ft from the east with an 11-second period, giving us moderate wave energy (831). The water temperature is 85°, which is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there. The wind is cross-shore though, and that messes with the quality. By the afternoon, it’s a risk of thunderstorms and a moderate cross-chop. It’s surfable, but it’s not clean.

After that, things drop off fast. Tuesday through the rest of that first week, we’re looking at weak, short-period wind swell. The swell heights bounce between 1ft and 5ft, but nearly all of it is cross-shore wind with poor quality. The combined energy levels fall into the weak range (down to 29 at its lowest). There’s a long stretch from the 1st of September all the way through to the morning of the 7th of September where the scores are low and the conditions are just not worth paddling out for.

The one true standout in this whole outlook comes on the morning of Monday the 7th of September. That morning, the wind goes glassy. The swell is 3ft from the east with a 10-second period, offering moderate energy (191). For a reef break like Tea Break, that light, glassy wind is gold. It’ll be clean, and the wave shape will be there for intermediate surfers. Crowds are possible here, so you might see a few others out. That’s your best window.

After that, it’s back to cross-shore winds and weak, choppy conditions for the rest of the second week. The swell sticks around 2ft to 5ft, but the wind never cooperates, and the energy levels stay low. Not much to get excited about.

So, bottom line: you’ve got a long gap of flat or poor surf from the 1st through the 6th of September. Then a very brief, clean window on the morning of the 7th. After that, it’s back to waiting. For an area like this, a blank run isn’t unusual, but forecasts can always shift.

Rusty.

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