Tweed River Breakwall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's go for the Imperial version.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim around the Tweed River Breakwall. There’s a big, quiet gap right at the start with zero surf worth paddling out for. It’s not until the morning of Thursday the 27th of August that things finally turn around, so we’re looking at more than a week of flat or messy junk before that. The good news? That one morning could be the diamond in the rough.

From now through to late in the month, it’s mostly poor surf conditions. The swell is small – mostly between 2 ft and 6 ft – but the winds are all wrong. We’ve got cross-onshore breezes nearly every session, stiffening up from the ESE and SE, with only 0 to 1 scores across the board. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild, so don’t expect any surprises there. Honestly, even Friday the 21st gives us a brief glassy window in the morning with a tiny 4 ft east swell, but it’s a weak, short-period windswell (7 seconds, energy just 152) and it’s so small and ordinary it’s barely a mention. After that, we slide right back into poor conditions until the 26th.

Now, the standout. Thursday the 27th of August morning – that’s the one to circle. We get a clean looking 5 ft swell from the southeast, a light offshore breeze blowing out of the WSW, and a proper jump in energy (348). It’s going to be clean, with that offshore wind grooming up the point break nicely. This is a point break that works best on an ENE direction, and we’re getting SE, so it’s a bit off the ideal, but the conditions are the best in the whole 16-day window. Sometimes this spot does get a crowd though, so don’t be surprised if there’s a few out. That size is fine for intermediates, so it’s not a beginners’ session.

After that, the rest of the month and into early September drops right back off into weak, messy junk with hardly any energy. The last few days of August and into September 1st are mostly under 3 ft, broken windows and cross-shore chop.

Look, the takeaway is simple: if you’re keen, hold out for that Thursday the 27th morning and get out there early. It’s the only time the river mouth is going to give you anything half-decent in the whole run.

Rusty.

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