Pelican Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pelican Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pelican Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1
SSW
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
266
195
163
135
121
118
90
111
87
85
85
164
132
83
81
81
81
81
80
58
57
57
57
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
NE
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:33PM1.56m
8:09AM1.04m
8:08PM1.57m
8:49AM1.03m
8:45PM1.57m
9:29AM1.02m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.22m
1:35PM0.38m
2:58AM0.21m
2:11PM0.40m
3:37AM0.22m
2:49PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
15
18
18
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
13
13
13
14
16
19
16
12
11
10
8
8
10
14
12
8
6
5
6
7
9
14
13
10
7
8
8
9
10
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
E
10
0.9
S
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
313
266
195
163
135
107
105
62
89
54
85
85
88
104
66
49
73
81
81
80
58
57
57
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
E
10
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSW
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
192
153
153
156
123
121
118
90
26
87
15
16
87
87
83
81
81
42
37
24
25
16
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
4
1
2
2
18
2
25
14
14
15
17
17
10
22
33
18
2
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1
SSW
7
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
405
12
2
5
5
5
3
2
111
11
59
71
164
132
3
9
12
13
10
10
9
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
11
35
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
1
1
5
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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