Pelican Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.30° S 151.56° E

Pelican Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pelican Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pelican Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
S
11
1.4
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1448
1387
875
624
524
529
538
731
627
363
270
193
160
127
94
98
100
104
110
103
143
217
208
212
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:54PM1.85m
9:44AM1.21m
9:42PM1.79m
10:32AM1.23m
10:29PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.23m
3:43AM-0.06m
3:15PM0.24m
4:28AM-0.02m
4:07PM0.28m
5:10AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
13
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
9
6
8
12
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
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