Surf Forecasts:
Tweed River Breakwall surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, SSE swell with 339 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s 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 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tweed River Breakwall over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for the Tweed River Breakwall and it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the surf is mostly flat or junk for the first week and a half.
The pattern is one of persistent onshore or cross-shore winds, keeping things messy. From Saturday 29 August right through to Monday morning 7 September, it’s a write-off. Those first nine days deliver nothing worth paddling out for – just poor conditions with cross-shore breezes and weak, bumpy waves. A real gap in quality.
Then, on Tuesday 8 September morning, there’s a tiny flicker – the wind turns cross-offshore and it goes clean, but the swell is a tiny 2 ft with low energy. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Wednesday 9 September morning is where it finally gets interesting. We’ve got glassy conditions – absolute perfection wind-wise – and a 4 ft SE groundswell (10-second period) rolling in with moderate energy. That’s a genuine window of clean, lined-up waves. The swell direction (SE) is a little off the optimum (ENE) for this exposed point break, but the glassy wind is the priority.
The real standout, though, is Thursday 10 September morning. This is the best session on offer. We’ve got a 5 ft SE groundswell with a 10-second period, delivering strong wave energy. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SSW, keeping the faces smooth. This is a proper point-break morning – good size for intermediates, long-period swell that’ll wrap in nicely, and that offshores will groom it. Get in the water early, before the afternoon SSE wind picks up and chops it out.
After that, Friday 11 September is marginal, but Saturday 12 September morning brings another good call: 5 ft SSE swell (10-second period), strong energy, and light cross-offshore winds from the NNW. Clean, solid, and worth a look for a weekend session.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual. Crowds are often a factor at the Breakwall, but on these standout mornings with decent size and clean conditions, there’ll be a crew out. Don’t expect it empty.
So, to boil it down: the first 9 days are a no-go. The best waves come on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September mornings, with Thursday being the pick of the lot – that 5 ft SE groundswell with glassy-to-light offshore wind is your target. Saturday 12 September morning is also a solid backup.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 339 | 37 | 35 | 105 | 55 | 31 | 29 | 48 | 28 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.41m | 8:51PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.45m | 9:25PM1.63m | 9:51AM1.48m | 10:01PM1.53m | 10:32AM1.50m | 10:41PM1.41m | 11:20AM1.50m | 11:28PM1.27m | 12:19PM1.49m | 00:27AM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.27m | 2:31PM0.29m | 3:13AM0.24m | 3:10PM0.29m | 3:43AM0.23m | 3:52PM0.31m | 4:16AM0.24m | 4:39PM0.36m | 4:53AM0.26m | 5:35PM0.42m | 5:38AM0.30m | 6:46PM0.49m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 18 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | — | 35 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | SE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 13 | E 11 | SE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 27 | — | 25 | 8 | — | 24 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SE 5 | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SSW 2 | S 2 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 339 | 35 | 3 | 105 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 7 | — | 11 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 11 | 13 | 210 | 11 |
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