Tweed River Breakwall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s break it down for the Tweed River Breakwall. The next 16 days are a tough stretch, with barely a decent wave on offer. The east swell just isn’t lining up with the break’s favoured ENE direction, and the wind is all over the place. Most of the time, it’s messy, choppy, or just plain poor. There’s a long dry spell at the start, with no real recommendation until Monday the 10th, and even then it’s pretty ordinary.

Friday the 7th kicks off with a tiny 2ft east swell, and while the wind is glassy in the morning, the wave energy is weak (66), and the water is a pretty average 69°, which is normal for this time of year. It’s surfable, but just barely. Saturday and Sunday the 8th and 9th are even worse, with poor conditions and cross-shore winds. We’re looking at a gap of a few days with nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, Monday the 10th is the first real standout—and I’m using that word loosely. The morning sees a clean 3ft east swell with a moderate offshore wind from the WNW. The period is 9 seconds, so it’s got a bit of shape, and the energy is moderate (161). The wind keeps it clean through the afternoon too (115). It’s not pumping, but it’s the best you’ll get for a while. The water is still around 69°, so nothing special there.

Tuesday the 11th morning has a glassy start with a tiny 2ft east swell, but the energy is weak (69), so it’s a bit of a wallow. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-onshore wind. The rest of the week through to the 14th is a mix of clean offshore winds on some mornings, but the swell is tiny—2ft to 2ft—and the energy stays low. Not worth getting excited about.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th sees a shift to a south-east swell, but it’s short period (6-7 seconds) and the wind is cross-on or cross-shore, making it choppy and messy. The swell height bumps up a bit on the 16th to 4ft, but the conditions are poor. Then on the 17th, we get a bit more size at 5ft to 5ft, but the wind is still cross-shore and cross-onshore, so it’s a real battle. The energy gets up to 258-294 (moderate), but it’s not clean surf.

The real kicker comes on the 18th and 19th, where the swell jumps to 7ft from the east-southeast, with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is strong (753 on the 18th morning, 896 on the 19th afternoon). That’s a lot of water moving, but with cross-shore winds and short period, it’s going to be lumpy and unpredictable. This is expert-only stuff—too big and messy for anyone else. It might look more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers, to be honest.

The end of the window from the 20th to the 22nd drops back to 3ft to 4ft east swell, but the wind sticks with cross-onshore, so it’s just more choppy, poor conditions.

So, the only true standout is Monday the 10th, with that clean offshore wind and a small but rideable east swell. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window. The rest is a write-off, and the big swell at the end is only for the brave. Keep your eyes on the forecast, because it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, it’s a tough run.

Rusty

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