Pelican Watch Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve looked at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and it’s a pretty bleak picture for anyone looking to get wet. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf and iffy winds ahead. We’re looking at a gap of about a week with nothing worth paddling out for.

The only spot with any kind of potential on the books is Pelican Watch. It’s a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, but it’s exposed and often has a crowd. The good news is that the swell direction is coming from the southeast, which is what this spot wants to see.

Now, for the details. The first week is a write-off. We’ve got a mix of thunderstorms, cross-off and cross winds, and surf that’s barely pushing 3ft. The energy is weak, with readings mostly in the 30s and 40s. There’s a slight bump on Saturday the 8th with a 3ft swell from the SE, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it won’t have any push. It’s still poor.

The middle of the week just gets smaller and weaker. By the 12th, we’re down to 0.7ft, which is just ankle-biters. The winds stay moderate, and it’s all just a lot of nothing. The only thing that changes is the wind direction, but the swell stays tiny.

The first real interesting pulse shows up on the 17th. We’re looking at a jump in energy to 157 in the afternoon with a 4ft SSE swell. That’s a moderate wave energy, a bit more size, but the period is only 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly. However, the wind is onshore from the east, which will make it messy. The morning of the 17th has a pulse of 2ft from the SE with a period of 8 seconds, but the wind is still onshore. It’s not a clean option.

The end of the forecast period, around August 20th, shows a tiny 1ft easterly swell, but the wind is light and onshore. It’s not going to be a day you’ll remember.

So, the long and the short of it is this: we’ve got about ten days of nothing, then a brief shot of small, messy swell on the 17th. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

This stretch is just a dud. The setup is so weak and the wind is wrong. For a break like this, which is a beach setup, when the swell is this small and the wind is onshore, it’s more of a day for a kite than a surfboard honestly. Keep the boards in the car, and maybe go for a skate. The forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

Rusty out.

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