Tea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it, looking at what we've got on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a tough stretch ahead for Tea Break. The overall pattern is a long, drawn-out period of average to poor conditions. There's a real lack of quality on offer, with the whole first week and a half looking pretty grim. The swell is coming in from an easterly direction, which isn't the optimum NNE for this reef break, and we've got a persistent cross-shore wind from the east that's going to mess up the surface. It's not going to be completely flat, but the surf is going to be lumpy, choppy, and generally unfriendly for a good session.

The water temp is sitting at 85°, which is about average for the time of year, so that's one small comfort. There's a bit of combined swell energy, but it's in the moderate range (between 100 and 355 for most of the first week), but with the poor wind and short, weak periods around 5 to 8 seconds, that energy is just not translating into any kind of decent shape. Even the few times the wind turns to a cross-offshore on Wednesday the 16th and Friday the 18th, the swell is still small and messy, with heights around 3 ft to 5 ft.

We have to wade through a big gap of about two weeks with no real recommendations before we see anything slightly positive. That finally comes on Wednesday morning, the 23rd of September. The early morning will see a light breeze swinging cross-offshore, and the combined energy is a weak 52. The wave height is down to a tiny 2 ft, but it's clean. For a surfer who's been watching a blank sea for two weeks, this tiny, clean wave will at least feel like a reward. These are most definitely not the best on offer, but it's the only window where it's even surfable. As the afternoon hits, the wind picks up again and thunderstorms are possible.

After that, we slide right back into poor conditions for the remainder of the forecast.

So, there's no standout session, no epic day to point to. The only tiny light at the end of the tunnel is that Wednesday the 23rd morning. If you're desperate for a paddle, you might get a few clean but very small waves then. Otherwise, for anyone wanting a proper surf, you might want to look at a different spot or wait for the forecasts to change. This area can go quiet, and this is one of those times.

Rusty.

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