Pease Bay

Pease Bay works best on a north-east swell with a south-west wind, which blows offshore there. It is a beachbreak with shifting peaks over sand, and rides run about 50 to 100m. Best tide: Low to mid. In 2023–2025 the wind blew offshore for 4+ daylight hours on 43% of days, and Pease Bay had rideable surf (2+ stars) on 47% of days.

March is the most reliable month at Pease Bay: in 2023–2025 it had good surf (3+ stars) on 33% of days. The best run of months is March, November and December, and winter (December to February) is the strongest season overall. Offshore winds are most common in January, when they blow for 4+ daylight hours on 60% of days. For good winter days, Pease Bay ranks 25th of the 39 Scotland breaks we track. Winter is the most consistent, with 54% of days rideable, but the water is coldest then.

Often not: Pease Bay was flat on 63% of June to August days in 2023–2025, so keep a summer trip flexible. Good (3+ star) days made up 4% of summer, and July was the best summer month (30% rideable). The sea reaches about 15°C by late summer. For summer consistency it ranks 29th of the 39 Scotland breaks we track.

At Pease Bay you need a 5/4 from November to May, a 4/3 from June to July and from September to October and a 3/2 in August. Wear boots through the 5/4 months, and add a hood and gloves from December to April, when the sea is under 10°C. In February, the coldest month, Pease Bay had good surf on 16% of days, against 4% in August. The sea is coldest in February at about 7°C and warmest in August at about 15°C, while the air reaches about 9°C on a February afternoon.

On a typical day the best surf at Pease Bay is about 1.7ft in winter and 0.8ft in summer. Days of 8ft or more are rare here (1% of days in 2023–2025). It was flat on 39% of days, most often in July.

Yes. Pease Bay is one of the better places to learn in Scottish Borders, with sand underfoot and gentle whitewater on small days. The gentlest months that still have surf are February, April and September.

Yes when it's small, but know this. Rips on bigger days, cold water and a steep, narrow road down to the beach. We know of no lifeguard cover, so never surf it alone.

Limited parking near the beach. Use the public spaces and pay where asked.

Leave the A1 near Cockburnspath and follow the steep lane down to the bay, about 50 minutes from Edinburgh. Dunbar is the nearest station. Where to stay: Caravans at the bay, and B&Bs and hotels in Dunbar and the Borders.

Close to Pease Bay: Belhaven Bay at Dunbar and Coldingham Bay to the south.