Surf-Forecast | Pearses Beach Surf Guide

Pearses Beach Surf Guide

Pearses Beach in Mornington Peninsula is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A right hand reef break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rips, rocks,seaweed and sharks.

Pearses Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	15.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pearses Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pearses Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Pearses Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Pearses Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in April while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

59%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pearses Beach Location Map

Interactive Pearses Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pearses Beach is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pearses Beach is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 53 km (33 miles) away.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Pearses Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 13:04 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Pearses Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Port Phillip Heads, Australia, 14 km from Pearses Beach.

Next High Water: 05:35pm | 1.42m

Next Low Water: 11:58pm | 0.52m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Pearses Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.1 °C) at Pearses Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.