Tweed River Breakwall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with this one – the Tweed River Breakwall is looking at a long, quiet stretch before things finally wake up. We’re talking over two weeks of small, messy, or blown-out conditions before a proper window shows.

Right now and through the end of July, it’s pretty grim. Monday the 27th has a tiny 1 ft SE swell with a weak energy reading of just 45 – light cross-shore wind, but the surf is poor. That theme hangs around for days. Tuesday the 28th, Wednesday the 29th – still 1 ft to 2 ft. Wednesday morning actually goes glassy with that 2 ft E swell (31 energy), but the period is a short 6 seconds so it’s weak and crumbly. Hardly worth paddling out.

Thursday the 30th picks up a little – 2 ft to 3 ft – but the wind swings southerly, hitting 16 mph in the arvo, chopping it right up. Friday morning the 31st cleans off with a light cross-offshore breeze and 1 ft SE swell (79 energy, 10 sec period), so you might snag a few runners, but it’s still small. Then we’re back into average S-SSE winds through the first week of August, with heights hovering between 1 ft and 4 ft. The energy stays weak – mostly under 100, bumping up to 123-183 by the 3rd and 5th – but conditions are choppy or cross-shore, surf remains poor. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are particularly meh.

Now, a little glimmer appears on Tuesday the 4th of August. That morning goes glassy with a 3 ft ENE swell, energy at 99 – surfable but very ordinary, only rated as marginal. Still, the clean surface is a bonus if you’re desperate. The period’s short at 6 seconds, so don’t expect much push.

From there, the chop and cross-shore winds return through to Sunday the 9th. Swell builds from 3 ft up to 6 ft, energy climbing to 388 and then 474, but the wind is moderate cross-shore or cross-onshore – messy. That Sunday arvo the swell hits 6 ft from the ESE, period 9 seconds, but the wind’s cross-onshore and choppy. Not the one.

Finally, the payoff. Monday the 10th of August sees a solid 6 ft ESE swell, energy at 603 – moderate to strong – but it’s still onshore-ish with light cross-onshore wind: marginal. Then Tuesday the 11th of August is the standout. Morning brings a 6 ft E swell, period 10 seconds from the optimum ENE direction, clean offshore NNW breeze at 6 mph, energy hitting 710 – strong. Afternoon goes even better: glassy conditions, 7 ft E swell, energy 816 – that’s serious power. The Breakwall is a point break and this long-period groundswell with clean offshore or glassy wind is prime. The water temp’s around 69° and the anomaly is 0.0° – dead average for the time of year.

Tuesday the 11th is the one to circle. It’s the best on offer by a mile. Up until then, it’s mostly a waiting game with only a few brief glimmers. Crowds can be an issue here – it’s often busy – but for a two-week outlook, that Tuesday arvo with glassy conditions and strong E swell is the real deal.

Stay patient. Rusty.

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