
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 587 | 363 | 270 | 193 | 160 | 127 | 94 | 72 | 39 | 26 | 110 | 103 | 124 | 35 | 54 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | — | S 21 | S 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 34 | 143 | — | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 13 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 22 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
1448 | 1387 | 875 | 624 | 524 | 529 | 538 | 731 | 627 | 50 | 56 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 82 | 98 | 100 | 104 | — | — | — | 217 | 208 | 212 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 132 | 172 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 3 | 45 | 172 | 142 | 246 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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