Surf Forecasts:
Pelican Watch surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, SSW swell with 258 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pelican Watch this week:
The surf forecast for Pelican Watch over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pelican Watch in the next 16 days are 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pelican Watch over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Pelican Watch are mostly a write-off for any decent surf. We’re staring down a long stretch of tiny, weak waves with pretty ordinary wind conditions most days, so don’t get your hopes up too early.
The first real chance of anything surfable comes right at the end. On Wednesday the 8th of July, we finally see a little life. The morning session sees a SSW swell pushing in around 4ft, with a period of 6 seconds and combined energy of 224 (moderate energy). The wind is offshore from the West at just 6 mph, which is a major positive – it’ll keep things clean. This is a beginner-friendly spot, and that swell size is fine for learning. But that period is short; the waves won’t have much grunt. Still, it’s the best on offer across the whole outlook.
Then on Friday the 10th of July, there’s a similar pulse in the morning – 4ft from the SSW again, energy hitting 210 (moderate). Wind stays cross-off from the WSW at 12 mph, keeping it clean enough, but the conditions are described as marginal. It’s a step down from Wednesday.
Saturday the 11th of July morning sees the biggest swell of the period at 5ft from the SSW, with energy jumping to 317 (still moderate but the strongest we get). Cross-off wind from the WSW at 9 mph keeps the surface tidy. Again though, the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a bit of a short-period windswell – not the kind that makes you ditch work.
After that, we drop back into tiny, poor surf for over a week straight, with nothing worth paddling for. The only other flicker is on Tuesday the 14th of July morning, when it goes glassy with a 3ft S swell. But it’s barely moving – combined energy of just 77 (weak) – and the comment calls it “surfable but very ordinary.” Not a session to get excited about.
So, the standout is clearly Wednesday the 8th of July morning. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best we’ve got: clean, offshore, waist-high-ish waves for the beginners. Everything else is flat or just poor.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 54 | 25 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 23 | 76 | 22 | 185 | 133 | 21 | 93 | 44 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.47m | 10:37AM1.05m | 10:52PM1.42m | 11:19AM1.08m | 11:30PM1.37m | 12:03PM1.14m | 00:11AM1.30m | 12:52PM1.21m | 00:57AM1.22m | 1:45PM1.30m | 1:49AM1.15m | 2:43PM1.41m | 2:48AM1.09m | 3:44PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.08m | 4:16PM0.10m | 5:15AM0.07m | 5:01PM0.13m | 5:50AM0.06m | 5:50PM0.16m | 6:28AM0.05m | 6:46PM0.18m | 7:09AM0.02m | 7:48PM0.19m | 7:56AM-0.00m | 8:56PM0.18m | 8:49AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 54 | 25 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 68 | 21 | 93 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | 21 | 38 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 60 | 122 | 76 | 106 | 185 | 133 | 109 | 156 | 85 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 23 | 527 | 304 | 54 | 923 | 742 | 1729 | 1709 | 465 | 1233 | 1233 | 19 | 119 | 489 | 294 | 0 | 605 | 0 | 30 | 973 |
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