Tweed River Breakwall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got coming up around the Tweed River Breakwall. This is a point break, exposed to the east-northeast, and it’s a consistent spot which is always a good sign. Realistically, though, we’re looking at a pretty flat run for the next couple of weeks. The water’s sitting at 69°F, which is about average for the time of year – nothing special there.

The outlook starts with Thursday morning, the 27th of August. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell from the east, but the wind is a moderate 12 mph from the south, putting a cross-chop on it. The combined swell energy is weak at 97, and the surf is just poor. That afternoon, it’s even worse with a cross-onshore breeze. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th look much the same – small, messy, and hardly worth paddling out for. The energy barely touches 100, and the waves are short-period and weak.

Sunday the 30th afternoon sees a slight bump, with the swell hitting 3 ft from the southeast and a period of 10 seconds, pushing the combined energy to 217 – that’s moderate. But the wind is cross-onshore from the SSE at 12 mph, so it’s choppy and poor. The next few days, right through to the end of the first week of September, are all very small waves, mostly under 2 ft, with weak energy and poor conditions. The wind is often cross or cross-on, and the swell direction is off from the optimum east-northeast.

There is a glimmer on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. The wind shifts to a light cross-offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, cleaning things up. The swell is only 2 ft from the east with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 61, but it’s surfable – just very ordinary. The same pattern repeats on Thursday morning, the 3rd, with clean conditions and a tiny 2 ft swell. The 4th of September, Friday morning, is also clean with a slight offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft.

After that, from the 5th to the 11th of September, it’s a long stretch of poor, small surf. The wind is often cross or cross-on, and the swell never gets above 3 ft and is mostly in the 2 ft range. The combined energy is consistently weak, staying well under 100. The 7th of September afternoon sees a 4 ft swell from the southeast, but with a period of only 5 seconds and a fresh 19 mph cross-breeze, it’s just lumpy and messy. The 8th of September morning has a clean cross-offshore wind, but again, the swell is only 2 ft.

There is no standout period in this 16-day window. The best you can hope for are those few clean mornings in the first week of September with tiny, weak waves – it’s a board-floater session, not a proper surf. Given the consistent nature of the spot, this is a quiet spell, but it won’t last forever. For now, the Tweed River Breakwall is worth a look only if you’re desperate for a clean, micro-swell slide.

- Rusty

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