Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipeline (Dunedin) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipeline (Dunedin) at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline (Dunedin). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.64m | 7:30PM1.58m | 8:02AM1.57m | 8:28PM1.50m | 9:04AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.33m | 1:49AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.43m | 2:44AM0.42m | 3:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 3612 | 3191 | 2629 | 2167 | 1699 | 1247 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 575 | 505 | 517 | 451 | 354 | 984 | 817 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 86 | 132 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1152 | 1477 | 1587 | 3574 | 5387 | — | — | — | — | — | 1028 | 904 | 757 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 238 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 49 | 111 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 |
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