Pelican Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New South Wales – Newcastle, Australia)
| Name: | Pelican Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SE | Offshore Wind: NNW |
Pelican Beach in Newcastle is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf Offshore winds are from the north northwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of locals and sharks.
Overall Pelican Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Pelican Beach surf quality by season and Pelican Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Newcastle surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Pelican Beach
Visitor Reviews of Pelican Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pelican Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Soldiers Beach | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Sunset | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Backdoor 4 | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | BoatRamp | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Little Bombie | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Pelican Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4808 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4836 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4969 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5024 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5336 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Pelican Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Gosford, Australia | 15 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Swansea, Australia | 16 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Ettalong, Australia | 20 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Little Patonga, Australia | 25 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Pittwater, Australia | 25 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Pelican Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) | 252 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Perisher (Australia) | 279 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Charlotte Pass (Australia) | 283 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Thredbo (Australia) | 288 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Falls Creek (Australia) | 346 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Pelican Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Gorokan (Australia) | 3 mi |
| Second closest city location | Budgewoi (Australia) | 4 mi |
| Third closest city location | Kanwal (Australia) | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | The Entrance (Australia) | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Long Jetty (Australia) | 6 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Pelican Beach is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 80 km (50 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Pelican Beach is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 80 km (50 miles) away.
- Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 87 km (54 miles) away.
- Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 115 km (71 miles) away.
- Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Pelican Beach and is 255 km (158 miles) away.
