Pelican Watch Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s take a look at Pelican Watch over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a tough one – there’s no real standout session, no day where it all clicks. We’ve got a long, flat stretch ahead with mostly tiny, weak swell and a heap of cross-off wind. The first hint of anything rideable doesn’t pop up until Saturday morning, July 11th. Before that, from Monday the 6th right through to Friday the 10th, it’s all “poor surf conditions” with scores of zero – a total blank. So you’re looking at a solid 5-day gap of nothing. Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Pelican Watch is a beginner-friendly beach break, fairly consistent but exposed to the south. The swell is coming from the south and southeast, which is the ideal direction, but the size is the killer. Even the “bigger” swells only reach 3ft on Friday morning and again on Monday morning the 13th of July. That’s tiny, and with periods mostly between 4 and 7 seconds – short period, windswell – it’s got no grunt. The combined energy is all in the weak two-digit range, confirming there’s no real power.

Saturday morning the 11th is the first time we see a score of 1 out of 10, described as “surfable but very ordinary.” Swell is 2ft from the south with a 6-second period, a light breeze from the SW at 6 mph, cross-off. It’s small and weak, but if you’re desperate, that’s your window. Tuesday morning the 14th of July is similar – glassy conditions with SW wind at 3 mph, and a 3ft swell from the east-southeast at a short 5-second period. It’s clean, but the energy is still weak. Don’t expect any real shape.

The rest of the two weeks is all “poor surf conditions,” with waves under 3ft and mostly onshore or cross-off winds picking up in the afternoons. There’s a couple of glassy mornings – Sunday the 12th (1ft, light north wind) and Monday the 13th (3ft, but a 4-second period from the east-southeast) – but the swell is so small and weak it’s barely a ripple. It’s not even worth paddling out for a beginner.

So, I gotta be straight with ya – there’s nothing here to get stoked on. If you’re a kiter, the consistent cross-off winds and clean conditions on some days might work for you, but for surfing, this is a lean run. Hang tight and check back – forecasts can change, but right now, the only “best” on offer is Tuesday morning the 14th of July for a quiet, glassy paddle on knee-high mush. That’s the pick of a very poor bunch. Rusty.

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