Pea Break Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Pea Break over the next couple of weeks. This is a reef setup, advanced only, fairly consistent but sometimes crowded. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about normal for this time of year. The swell is coming from the southwest, which is bang on the optimum for this spot, so there’s potential.

We’ve got a bit of a wait for the first proper session. Sunday the 6th is a write-off with a cross-off breeze and only marginal conditions. The real start kicks off Monday the 7th morning – and this is the standout of the whole run. Clean 12 ft of southwest groundswell, with a solid 16-second period, and a gentle offshore SE wind at 9 mph. That’s proper power and shape, and the combined swell energy is massive at 6018. This is the one to circle if you’re an experienced surfer – it’s going to be pumping and clean. Monday afternoon gets messy with a south wind picking up, but that morning window is gold.

Tuesday the 8th still has size – 12 ft to 13 ft of southwest swell – but the wind is cross-off or cross-off shore, so not as clean. Still plenty of energy (7037 to 8050), so if you can handle the chop, there’ll be waves. Wednesday the 9th drops a touch in size to 10 ft but keeps a long 15-second period; the morning has a fresh cross-off breeze which makes it less inviting, but the afternoon glass-off with a gentle east-northeast wind and clean conditions is a solid option.

Thursday the 10th morning is a no-go with cross-shore chop, but Thursday afternoon turns glassy – 6 ft of swell with a slight west-northwest wind, dead calm. That’s rare, and it’ll be clean, but the swell is smaller and shorter period (14 seconds). Still a decent session for experienced surfers.

From Friday the 11th through the weekend and into the start of the next week, it’s a mixed bag. Friday morning has a cross-on wind and chop, Friday afternoon goes onshore and gets a 0/10 rating – steer clear. Saturday the 12th is poor all day with moderate cross-onshore wind and choppy conditions. Sunday the 13th stays cross-on with 12 ft to 13 ft of swell, but the wind is gentle, so it’s not completely blown out – still marginal though.

Monday the 14th has a better window: Monday afternoon sees 10 ft of southwest swell with a light cross-off wind and clean conditions – good energy at 3912. Tuesday the 15th morning goes glassy with a slight north-northwest breeze and 8 ft of swell; that’s a clean, mellow session. Tuesday afternoon turns cross-off but still clean.

The end of the second week gets messy again. Wednesday the 16th has some clean-ish options but with cross-shore ripples. Thursday the 17th through Saturday the 19th is poor – onshore winds and lumpy conditions. Sunday the 20th afternoon shows a massive 18 ft of swell with 16-second period and huge energy (20927), but the wind is onshore and it’s predicted to be too big for this break – for experts only, and even then it’s sketchy. Monday the 21st stays big and cross-on, poor conditions.

Overall, Monday the 7th morning is the absolute best call – big, clean, and powerful. Thursday the 10th afternoon and Tuesday the 15th morning are the other clean windows, but smaller. Keep an eye on the forecast, because when this place lines up, it’s special.

Rusty.

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