Pelican Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pelican Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pelican Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (09 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.6
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)788877877777777788888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)558694661620559285545423421279228202183160140126107131137163167185268442
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
1.36
12:46PM
1.02
1:12AM
1.31
1:38PM
0.93
2:07AM
1.25
2:50PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.37
7:00AM
0.42
6:32PM
0.45
7:58AM
0.49
7:14PM
0.52
9:11AM
0.53
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:19-------7:17
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
431123331--1------------
Temp. °C222222222222222323232221212324242322212020222424
Feels °C (?)181818191920202122232221212223242423232221222221
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