Pelican Poles Surf Forecast

/ Carolina South (23 breaks) / South Carolina (21 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

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Pelican Poles surfForecast / Carolina South / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 EDT

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

Today's Pelican Poles sea temperature is 29.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pelican Poles this week:

The surf forecast for Pelican Poles over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 24) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pelican Poles in the next 12 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 28) at 11PM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Sun 24th Aug)	1ft (0.3m) 13s
Best Surf	5AM (Fri 29th Aug)	5ft (1.6m) 6s
Most Powerful	11PM (Sat 30th Aug)	5ft (1.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pelican Poles over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Sat 30
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	SE	ENE	ENE	E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	6	6	11	10	9	9	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	6	6	9	6	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	39	66	67	34	22	14	23	25	21	12	10	11	8	8	18	191	155	12	160	148	134
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	SE	SW	NW	S	NNW	NE	ENE	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	E	ENE	NE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:51PM 1.60	10:10AM 1.46		10:27PM 1.57	10:53AM 1.48		11:04PM 1.52	11:35AM 1.49		11:42PM 1.47	12:17PM 1.48		12:23AM 1.41	12:59PM 1.48		1:06AM 1.35	1:43PM 1.47		1:51AM 1.30		2:30PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)	3:54AM 0.12		4:05PM 0.14	4:32AM 0.12		4:49PM 0.18		5:08AM 0.14	5:33PM 0.23		5:44AM 0.16	6:16PM 0.28		6:19AM 0.20	7:00PM 0.33		6:55AM 0.24	7:45PM 0.38		7:35AM 0.27

		Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Sat 30
Sunrise	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-
Sunset	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45

Rain (mm)	6	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	25	28	26	27	30	28	26	28	27	25	27	25	26	26	25	24	26	25	25	26
Feels °C (?)	26	27	30	28	29	32	30	24	28	26	24	26	24	25	24	24	21	23	24	23	22

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina South

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Pelican Poles (moderate winds from the NE at BUOY-NIWS1 3 km from Pelican Poles). 0.9m 5s windswell from the E with a 0.4m 9s swell from the SE and a 0.2m 8s swell, also from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Pelican Poles Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Pelican Poles provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Pelican Poles can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Pelican Poles surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Pelican Poles) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Pelican Poles may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Pelican Poles is 14 km (9 miles) from Georgetown. If you plan a vacation in South Carolina, look for hotels and other accommodation in Georgetown. Georgetown has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.