Tweed River Breakwall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’m looking at the Tweed River Breakwall for the next couple of weeks. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this isn’t going to be the kind of run you’ll be telling your mates about. There’s no real stand-out, classic session on the cards, but there are a few windows where you could get a wet suit on and have a paddle. The overall pattern is one of inconsistent, mostly small swell with a lot of cross-shore and onshore wind mucking things up. The water temp is a very average 69°F, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Let’s start with Wednesday the 26th. Early morning, we’ve got a tiny 3ft swell from the ENE with a short 7-second period. The combined wave energy is weak at 95. The wind is light offshore from the WNW though, so it’s clean. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary - just knee-high dribblers. The afternoon turns ugly with the wind swinging onshore, so don’t bother.

Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th are write-offs. The swell stays small, around 2ft to 3ft, but the wind is a messy cross-shore or cross-onshore, making for poor, choppy conditions. Same story for Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th – the wind stays tricky, and the swell picks up a bit to 4ft-4ft on Sunday, but it’s sloppy and cross-choppy. The combined energy on Sunday morning reaches 171, so there’s some push, but the quality just isn’t there for a point break like this.

Monday the 31st morning is the first real glimmer of hope. The wind goes light cross-offshore from the SSW, cleaning things right up. Swell is 3ft from the ESE with a weak 6-second period and 108 energy. It’s just surfable waves, very ordinary, but it’s clean and there’s a little something to push you around. The afternoon gets choppy again, so it’s a one-session day.

We hit a total lull from Tuesday the 1st of September through to Saturday the 6th. For almost a week, the swell drops into the pathetic range – 1ft to 3ft – and the wind keeps it messy. Tuesday the 1st has a longer period of 10 seconds on a tiny wave, but the cross-onshore wind just ruins it. There’s a quick highlight on Saturday the 5th morning: a glassy, 3ft ENE swell with the wind dead calm. It’s beautifully clean but the energy is only 93, so it’s barely breaking over the bar. That’s a cruiser for a longboard, not a performance wave.

Now, looking into the second week, the forecast is less certain. Monday the 7th morning sees a bump in swell to 4ft from the SSE, with a 7-second period and combined energy of 229. That’s moderate energy, but the cross-shore wind from the S makes it a messy affair. It’s marginal. Tuesday the 8th drops right back off. Wednesday the 9th morning offers a clean session with a solid offshore from the W at 15 mph and a 3ft E swell. It’s clean but small. The best of the second week looks like Thursday the 10th morning – glassy conditions, 3ft E swell with an 8-second period and 144 energy. Clean, small, and the point could have a few fun lines.

Honestly, for this run, if you’re flexible, the standout window is Monday the 31st of August morning and Saturday the 5th of September morning for the clean conditions. The Thursday the 10th of September morning is the best long-range call, but it’s still a small, average day. If you’re a beginner, the biggest swell we see is 5ft on the 7th, but the wind is terrible, so steer clear of that. For experts, there’s nothing significant. It’s just not the time for the Tweed River Breakwall to shine.

Stay patient, keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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