Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pelican Poles today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pelican Poles at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pelican Poles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
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 | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.54m | 6:53AM1.33m | 7:37PM1.57m | 7:43AM1.37m | 8:21PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.32m | 12:53PM0.20m | 1:45AM0.27m | 1:43PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
35 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | E 7 | E 16 | — |
1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 5 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 16 | — |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 652 | 652 | 191 | 411 | 140 | 63 | 3 | 63 | 1279 | 1281 | 450 | 402 | 438 | 3 | 1051 | 1019 | 1022 | 1343 | 1268 | 432 |
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