Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipe today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipe at 5AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 942 | 839 | 757 | 757 | 643 | 643 | 551 | 511 | 492 | 482 | 416 | 407 | 342 | 335 | 335 | 342 | 342 | 335 | 319 | 267 | 304 | 554 | 806 | 914 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.67m | 6:36PM1.77m | 6:47AM1.59m | 7:15PM1.70m | 7:31AM1.48m | 8:04PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.39m | 12:12PM0.33m | 00:42AM0.45m | 12:47PM0.41m | 1:24AM0.54m | 1:28PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 942 | 839 | 757 | 757 | 643 | 643 | 551 | 511 | 492 | 482 | 416 | 407 | 342 | 335 | 335 | 342 | 342 | 335 | 319 | 267 | 262 | 554 | 806 | 914 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 277 | 242 | 297 | 294 | 222 | 219 | 212 | 196 | 190 | 193 | 152 | 149 | 144 | 112 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 75 | 57 | 169 | 304 | 221 | 184 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | S 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 7 | 110 | 72 | 54 | 33 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 6 |
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