Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipe today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipe at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 469 | 491 | 587 | 481 | 451 | 353 | 382 | 353 | 412 | 412 | 461 | 502 | 585 | 494 | 478 | 520 | 513 | 454 | 382 | 392 | 466 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.46m | 6:48PM1.47m | 7:08AM1.33m | 7:24PM1.31m | 8:18AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.63m | 00:55AM0.71m | 1:01PM0.79m | 1:39AM0.84m | 2:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 347 | 408 | 491 | 587 | 481 | 451 | 353 | 347 | 353 | 412 | 412 | 405 | 285 | 585 | 494 | 415 | 331 | 265 | 454 | 382 | 187 | 184 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 106 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 78 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 305 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 257 | 193 | 50 | — | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 450 | 469 | 397 | 400 | 387 | 371 | 340 | 382 | 353 | 383 | 329 | 461 | 502 | 479 | 478 | 478 | 520 | 513 | — | — | 392 | 466 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 261 | 585 | 683 | 739 | 261 | 244 | 247 | 244 | 261 | 633 | 633 | 261 | 261 | 236 | 236 | 204 | 204 | 34 | 261 | 261 | 34 | 17 |
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