Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.30° S 151.56° E

Pelican Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pelican Beach sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.8° 

Pelican Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Pelican Beach surf forecast from 15 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 22 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SSE swell with 528 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 19 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pelican Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Pelican Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pelican Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 19th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Thu 22nd Oct)6ft (1.9m) 7s
Most Powerful11PM (Thu 15th Oct)5.5ft (1.7m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pelican Beach over the next 16 days.


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