Tweed River Breakwall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s happening.

Alright, the next 16 days are looking pretty flat and ordinary around here. The pick of a very slim bunch is the Tweed River Breakwall, a point break that’s consistent and handles an ENE swell best. Thursday morning the 6th of August, we’ve got a tiny 2 ft easterly swell creeping in, period a short 8 seconds, and the combined energy of all swells is weak at (57). The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The wind is glassy from the SE at just 3 mph, so the surface will be clean, but honestly, it’s surfable waves with very ordinary conditions – not much to get excited about.

Friday morning the 7th of August is a similar story. Still only 2 ft from the east, period a short 7 seconds, combined energy at (66). The wind is dead calm, glassy, giving you that clean look. But again, it’s just ordinary surf. The swell is too small and weak to really do anything with.

Saturday morning the 8th shows a slight bump to 3 ft from the ENE, period still 8 seconds, combined energy creeping up to (105) – that’s moderate wave energy now. But the wind is cross-on from the SSE at 6 mph, putting a bit of bump on it, and the surf quality is poor.

Sunday morning the 9th of August is one of the better moments. Swell holding at 3 ft from the east, period stretching to 9 seconds, combined energy up to (185) – moderate energy. The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 9 mph, so the waves will be clean. It’s still just surfable with very ordinary conditions though, nothing to pump your fist about.

Monday morning the 10th of August offers a bit of hope. Swell drops to 3 ft from the east, period 9 seconds, combined energy (142). The wind is offshore from the WSW at 12 mph, creating a moderate offshore and clean surface. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The wind is solid offshore, the swell is small but with a bit of period, and the break is a point, so it should handle that easterly direction well. It’s the best you’ll see, but still small. Crowds are often around here, so expect company.

After that, it’s mostly small and messy. Tuesday the 11th has 2 ft and glassy conditions in the morning, but the energy is weak. Wednesday the 12th has cross-off winds but still only 2 ft. Thursday the 13th has offshore winds again but swell drops to 2 ft. Friday the 14th is glassy in the morning with 2 ft from the SE, period 10 seconds, and combined energy jumps to (132) – but the surf quality is still only marginal.

From Saturday the 15th onward, things get even smaller and more wind-affected. Swell stays around 2 ft to 2 ft, period varies, but winds go from glassy to cross-on to fresh cross-shore with lumpy chop. The last week of the forecast is a write-off for any decent surf. The combined energy values bounce around from (74) to (198), but the wind and small size mean it’s all poor conditions.

Overall, the best chance for a surf is Monday morning the 10th of August, with offshore wind and clean 3 ft east swell at the Tweed River Breakwall. It’s not big, but it’s the cleanest window we’ve got. The rest is a long stretch of barely surfable or flat conditions.

Rusty.

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