Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Tea Break. It’s a reef set-up, exposed to swell from the NNE. The water’s sitting at 84°F with a normal temperature anomaly for the time of year.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a pretty flat stretch. We’ve got a run of poor surf conditions starting from Monday the 14th, right through to the end of the month. The combined swell energy is weak, with the highest reading being 194 (moderate) on the Monday afternoon of the 14th, but the wind is cross and messy. There is no standout period at all.

For the first week, from Monday the 14th to Sunday the 20th, you’re looking at tiny waves between 2ft and 4ft, mostly from the east. The period is short, between 4 and 10 seconds, which means weak, choppy lines. Winds are consistently cross-shore from the east, between 9 mph and 16 mph. There’s no clean window. On Monday the 21st, there’s a brief moment of cleaner conditions with a light cross-off breeze, but the swell drops to 1.0ft. Not worth the paddle.

As we move into the second week, from the 22nd to the 29th, the story doesn’t change much. The swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, with periods that occasionally hit 10 seconds. The combined energy remains low, ranging from 27 to 184. The wind stays cross or cross-on. The only flicker of hope is on Tuesday the 29th afternoon, where we finally get a clean cross-off breeze and 5ft east swell at 6 seconds. The score is a 1 out of 10 – surfable but very ordinary. That’s the only window that even qualifies, and it’s barely worth it.

If the swell was bigger and the wind stronger, this beach might look more interesting for kite surfing, but for paddle surfing, it’s a long wait. This is just how it goes here sometimes. The forecasts can always change, but right now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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