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Conditions at Pease Bay in May
May: Small-Craft Summer Begins
May is when the North Atlantic storm track starts to weaken and Pease Bay shifts into small-surf mode. Average swell height drops to 3ft (0.9m) and period to 5.7s. The direction data is still dominated by NNE at 20.9%, NE at 15.0% and ENE at 8.4%, but the height bins show most of this is below 1.5m, with only about 11% of observations reaching 1m or bigger from the optimal quadrants. This is the classic grovel range: waist-high, rippable but lacking real power.
Winds become lighter overall, with a higher share of E, ESE and SE breezes. Sea breezes can develop on sunny afternoons and create onshore chop. The ideal offshore S/SSW/SW/WSW window is still present about 15% of the time, so dawn patrol is usually the move. Water temperature rises to 10.0°C, air averages 9.6°C, and precipitation drops to 1.69 mm/day. A 3/2 wetsuit and a smaller board are the tools of the month.
Average Spot conditions at Pease Bay in May
Swell history for May
Wind history for May
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Pease Bay during May. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Pease Bay for your next trip in May.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Pease Bay for May. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Pease Bay.