Pelican Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Pelican Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pelican Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pelican Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pelican Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ENE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)777777777777788788888898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289266384413362190157251181169156134156300300156143131138138135131137134
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.50
6:35PM
1.02
6:36AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.10
7:29AM
1.64
8:15PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.24
11:59PM
0.42
1:29PM
0.16
1:00AM
0.35
2:14PM
0.09
1:52AM
0.28
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:30-------7:30----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222323232222222222232323232322222223232323232222
Feels °C (?)212221212020222120222223222221212123232323232324
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