Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipe today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipe at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2134 | 1919 | 1567 | 1393 | 1240 | 1154 | 1028 | 1057 | 1156 | 1279 | 1230 | 1295 | 1155 | 1025 | 786 | 426 | 304 | 226 | 180 | 147 | 119 | 114 | 89 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.78m | 6:32AM1.65m | 7:09PM1.71m | 7:23AM1.53m | 8:03PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.31m | 00:24AM0.48m | 12:38PM0.40m | 1:16AM0.57m | 1:25PM0.50m | 2:15AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2134 | 1919 | 1567 | 1393 | 1240 | 1154 | 1028 | 1057 | 1156 | 1279 | 1230 | 1295 | 1155 | 1025 | 786 | 426 | 304 | 154 | 141 | 147 | 69 | 80 | 89 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 132 | 157 | 226 | 180 | 50 | 110 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 5 | E 10 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 45 | 2 | 48 | 116 | 106 | 114 | 66 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 60 | 41 | — | 76 | 119 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 127 | 623 | 14 | 34 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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