Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.30° S 151.56° E

Pelican Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pelican Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.8° 

Pelican Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pelican Beach today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pelican Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Pelican Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
835
682
563
499
502
528
472
385
354
427
437
480
501
480
415
365
357
357
294
287
314
260
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:33AM1.45m
00:16AM0.97m
12:17PM1.37m
1:11AM0.91m
1:09PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.33m
5:37AM0.50m
7:17PM0.40m
6:23AM0.57m
8:20PM0.44m
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Temp °C
14
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
13
14
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