Surf Forecasts:
Tweed River Breakwall surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 1,069 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tweed River Breakwall this week:
The surf forecast for Tweed River Breakwall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tweed River Breakwall in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tweed River Breakwall over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the Tweed River Breakwall over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it's looking like a pretty bleak stretch of days for the Tweed River Breakwall. The forecast is a long run of "poor surf conditions" all the way through. We're looking at a solid gap of days with nothing really worth paddling out for. The only upside is that the break is consistent, so when a window opens, it'll be there.
We kick off Sunday, September 6th, with some tiny clean surf in the morning. A little 2ft push from the NNE, but with a short period of 6 seconds, it's just not holding enough energy (47). The NNW wind is a nice cross-off, keeping it clean, but there's just no power behind it. It's a skunk.
Through the middle of the week, we get a bit more size but the wind is all wrong. Thursday the 10th sees a jump in energy with a 6ft swell from the SSE and a moderate 9-second period, giving us a combined energy of (501). But that's paired with a strong onshore or cross-shore wind, leaving it all chopped up and messy. That's a day for the kite surfers, not the paddle crew.
The standout, if you can call it that, is a very specific and promising window on Wednesday the 9th. The morning is looking glassy with an easterly offshore breeze, almost no wind, and a 3ft swell from the SE with a 10-second period (173). That's a long enough period to hold some shape. If you can get out there, it might be the only clean wave of the whole outlook. Don't blink, or you'll miss it.
After that, the pattern fades back into small, short-period wind swell and messy conditions. The second week is a write-off, with tiny waves and onshore winds dominating. The Tweed River Breakwall is a consistent point break, but it's also exposed, and it's just not grabbing the right swell direction. The optimum direction is ENE, and we're mostly seeing SE and SSE swells, so it's not a great match.
There's nothing to get excited about here. Keep your board waxed and your eyes on the forecast, because it tends not to stay this poor for long. But for now, I'm calling it as I see it.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 122 | 52 | 55 | 124 | 48 | 31 | 42 | 729 | 157 | 122 | 92 | 267 | 497 | 321 | 124 | 99 | 495 | 108 | 159 | 91 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:37AM1.09m | 5:11PM1.72m | 5:40AM1.20m | 6:05PM1.80m | 6:31AM1.32m | 6:53PM1.84m | 7:16AM1.42m | 7:36PM1.83m | 7:57AM1.50m | 8:16PM1.77m | 8:36AM1.55m | 8:52PM1.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.39m | 10:22AM0.33m | 11:54PM0.29m | 11:26AM0.26m | 00:41AM0.22m | 12:20PM0.20m | 1:21AM0.18m | 1:09PM0.16m | 1:59AM0.17m | 1:54PM0.17m | 2:33AM0.19m | 2:37PM0.22m | 3:04AM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 5 | E 9 | SE 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 23 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 208 | 157 | 122 | 92 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 124 | 31 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | — | — | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | SE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 15 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | N 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 122 | 52 | — | 124 | — | 31 | 42 | 729 | — | — | — | 267 | 497 | 321 | 1 | 99 | 495 | 108 | 159 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 1 | 323 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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