Pelican Watch Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the outlook for Pelican Watch over the next 16 days is pretty grim. There’s no real surf to speak of, and the few tiny bumps that show up are barely worth a look. The water temperature is sitting at 82°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first real chance of anything rideable comes on Wednesday morning, 19 August. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the SE with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (55). The wind is glassy, which is a positive, but the waves are just surfable – very ordinary. This is a beginner-friendly spot, but with such small waves, it’s more of a paddle than a session.

After that, the forecast is dominated by poor surf conditions. There’s a gap of several days with no recommendations until Saturday morning, 22 August, where a 2 ft swell from the south (period 5 seconds) shows up with glassy wind, but again, it’s surfable but very ordinary. The combined energy is still weak (54). Then on Sunday, 23 August, the swell pushes to 3 ft from the south (period 6 seconds), but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s messy.

The only standout in the whole period is Thursday morning, 27 August. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the SE with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to moderate (174). That’s the biggest energy we see. But the wind is onshore from the ENE, so the waves will be choppy and poor. It’s a shame – if the wind were offshore, this could be a decent session for beginners. For experts, these conditions are pretty ordinary.

Overall, don’t get your hopes up. The surf is small, the wind is mostly wrong, and there’s no real quality on offer. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Wednesday morning 19 August or Saturday morning 22 August might give you a glassy window, but that’s about it.

Rusty.

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