Pea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Pea Break, an advanced reef setup that gets the best out of a solid SW swell. It’s fairly consistent and the water temp is pretty much average for the season.

Right off the bat, Tuesday the 15th is the first real look. The morning sees a 10ft SW groundswell with a long 14-second period, and the combined energy is strong at 3665. The wind is a cross-off E at 12 mph, keeping things clean, but it’s a bit marginal on the tide. The afternoon is the standout. The swell holds at 10ft from the SW, still 14 seconds, energy at 3280. The wind goes to a light cross-off SSW at 6 mph, and conditions are excellent for experienced surfers. This is solid, powerful, and clean – expert territory only, as it’s well over 8ft.

Wednesday the 16th morning is average with a 7ft SW swell and a messy cross NE wind at 16 mph. But the afternoon is a beauty. The swell drops to 5ft from the SW, still a nice 13-second period, and the wind goes glassy from the NNE at 3 mph. The energy is moderate at 1101, and conditions are very good. Much more manageable, but still for the experienced given the reef.

From Thursday the 17th through to the start of the next week, it’s mostly poor. Thursday has cross-on winds and a dropping swell. Friday the 18th is a write-off with a near gale cross-onshore, though the afternoon has a clean cross-off but a messy 6ft WSW swell with a long 16-second period – strong energy at 3115, but marginal. The weekend is blown out. Saturday the 19th has an 12ft WSW swell but fresh cross-onshore winds. Sunday the 20th is onshore and messy, 7ft to 8ft. Monday the 21st is blown out, Tuesday the 22nd is choppy, and Wednesday the 23rd is a complete loss with a massive 15ft to 13ft WSW swell and onshore winds. A long run of poor days.

Thursday the 24th offers a glimmer. The swell is still huge, 13ft to 15ft from the SW with a long 15-second period, and energy is very strong at 6665 to 8053. The wind is a clean cross-off from the S, but it’s still too big for most. Friday the 25th is the monster. The morning has an 18ft SW swell with an 18-second period – very long period groundswell. The energy is massive at 20093. The wind is cross-off from the SSE at 19 mph, conditions are clean, but the forecast says it’s too big for this break. This is for the brave only. The afternoon drops to 16ft, still massive. Saturday the 26th backs off to 12ft and 10ft from the SW, clean cross-off winds.

Sunday the 27th morning is a real highlight. A 7ft SW swell with a 14-second period, moderate energy at 1622, and glassy conditions from the WNW at 3 mph. This is excellent for experienced surfers – clean, manageable, and the reef will be working well. The afternoon gets a bit messy. The last few days of the month are a mix of onshore and cross-off winds with moderate to strong swells, but nothing jumps out as a must-surf.

For the best, it’s Tuesday the 15th afternoon for the big, powerful session for experts, and Sunday the 27th morning for the clean, glassy, slightly smaller window. Friday the 25th is the monster day for the very brave. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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