Surf Forecasts:
Pea Break surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 9,739 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pea Break this week:
The surf forecast for Pea Break over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pea Break in the next 16 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pea Break over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the one and only Pea Break on the cards for the next couple of weeks. It’s a solid, powerful reef setup, so you’ll need your wits about you for what’s coming.
We’ve got a big pulse of south-west groundswell rolling in, with very long, powerful 16-second periods. The combined energy readings are huge – over 10,000 early on – so this is proper, strong wave energy. The water’s sitting at a balmy 66°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you can probably get away with a thinner suit.
The start of this run is a bit of a fight. Throughout the opening days until Friday, the wind is messy. A moderate to fresh breeze is blowing onshore or cross-shore, making for choppy, lumpy conditions at Pea Break despite the size. It’s a 15ft swell all through Tuesday and Wednesday, but with that onshore chop, it’s survival stuff for advanced crew only.
The real standout, the one to circle on your calendar, is Friday, August 21st. After a few days of wind hassle, we finally get a morning of glass. The wind goes calm from the ESE, the swell settles to a clean 12ft from the WSW (still with very long 15-second period), and the report says it’s “excellent surf conditions”. This is the sweet spot for experienced surfers. The afternoon cleans up with a cross-offshore breeze too, but that morning glass is the pick. An 12ft, long-period groundswell on a reef with zero wind is about as good as it gets. Expect crowds to be a possibility though, as everyone will be out.
Saturday morning (22nd) still looks clean with good shape, but the swell is starting to back off. The following week gets patchy. There’s a big storm system moving in around Tuesday the 25th, with near-gale force winds and rain – a total write-off. We get a bit of a clean-up later in the week, but the winds are strong and onshore again.
Looking way down the line, there’s a promising window at the very end of the month. Saturday, August 29th shows morning glass and 8ft swell – another excellent call for experienced surfers, but remember we’re talking over a week out, so keep an eye on it. Sunday, August 30th also has a glassy morning with a solid 8ft swell. Those last two mornings of August look like a solid follow-up to the main event.
So, the big one is this Friday. After that, it’s choppy and chaotic for a few days, then we might get another clean shot at the end of the month. Stay tuned.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8820 | 6238 | 8590 | 9739 | 9256 | 6829 | 6882 | 6085 | 4955 | 4720 | 3615 | 3953 | 3097 | 1850 | 2752 | 1977 | 4028 | 2689 | 1503 | 2287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.57m | 1:23AM0.59m | 3:49AM0.60m | 5:28AM0.62m | 6:30AM0.65m | 7:16AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.22m | 3:07PM0.17m | 3:18PM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | 3:55PM0.08m | 4:15PM0.07m | 4:34PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8820 | — | 8590 | 9739 | 9256 | 6829 | 6882 | 6085 | 4955 | 4720 | 3615 | 3953 | 3097 | 1850 | 2752 | 1977 | 4028 | 2689 | 1503 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | — | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 1414 | — | — | 166 | 729 | 1559 | — | — | 221 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 6238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 215 | 232 | 18 | 18 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1688 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 72 |
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