Pea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Looks like Pea Break is gonna be the main attraction for the next couple of weeks, but it’s not all plain sailing. We’ve got a solid run of south-west groundswell on the cards, but the wind is gonna be the real story. Let’s get into it.

The first surf worth mentioning kicks off on Thursday, the 30th of July. Pea Break is a reef setup, so we’re looking at a pretty advanced wave. The swell is a solid 5.9ft with a 14-second period out of the south-west, and the combined energy is pumping at 1781 (moderate wave energy). The water is sitting at 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The problem is the wind—NNE at 12 mph, cross-shore, which is gonna put a bit of a chop on it. It’s surfable, but not the cleanest. That afternoon, the wind drops to a light breeze from the north, but it’s still cross-onshore, so it’s not gonna clean up much.

Friday the 31st is a write-off. We’re getting a 9.8ft to 11.5ft south-west swell, but the wind is howling onshore from the north-west at 22-19 mph, and there’s rain. The combined energy jumps to 5259 and 6610 (strong), but it’s just a messy, blown-out mess. This one’s for the kite surfers, not the paddle crew.

The first real standout shows up on Saturday the 1st of August. The morning has a 13.1ft south-west swell, 14 seconds, and the wind is cross-off from the south-south-west at 16 mph. The combined energy is 5842 (strong). It’s clean, but the size is up there—over 8.2ft, so this is expert-only territory. The afternoon gets even better. The swell bumps up to 14.8ft, the period stretches to 16 seconds, and the combined energy hits 9973 (strong to very strong). The wind is still cross-off from the south-south-east at 12 mph, and it’s clean. If you’re an advanced surfer, Saturday afternoon is the pick of the early days. The wave is gonna be a proper groundswell with that long period, so it’ll be a bit more lined up, but with that size, it’ll be a beast on the reef. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have some company, but with that size, it’ll thin out.

Sunday the 2nd has a 9.8ft swell, 13 seconds, and the morning is cross-shore from the north-east at 12 mph, which is a bit messy. But the afternoon is a glassy dream—north-east wind at 3 mph, glassy conditions. The combined energy is 3482 (moderate). This is a much more manageable size for experienced surfers, and the glassy wind will make it incredibly clean. If you’re not looking to get pounded by the Saturday beast, Sunday afternoon is a beautiful, mellow option.

Monday the 3rd of August is a good one too. The morning has a 6.9ft swell, 15-second period, and the wind is a light cross-off from the south-south-west at 3 mph. The combined energy is 1801 (moderate). The conditions are clean, and the swell is a perfect size for an advanced surfer. That long period means better-shaped waves and longer lulls, making it easier to paddle out. The afternoon holds up, but the wind picks up to 12 mph, still cross-off, so it stays clean.

From Tuesday the 4th through to Friday the 7th of August, the swell stays big, between 11.5ft and 16.4ft, but the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and messy. The occasional window of clean conditions pops up, but the size is pushing into expert-only territory, and the wind is working against it. Friday the 7th afternoon has a 16.4ft swell with a 16-second period, but the wind is a moderate

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