Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipes today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipes at 3AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pipes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 854 | 2024 | 3277 | 2943 | 3100 | 2977 | 2716 | 2866 | 1423 | 1608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.62m | 9:40AM1.48m | 10:06PM1.56m | 10:32AM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.28m | 3:45PM0.29m | 4:24AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 614 | 2024 | 3277 | 2943 | 3100 | 2977 | 2716 | 2866 | 1423 | 1608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 212 | 270 | 314 | 388 | 396 | 216 | 142 | 854 | 327 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 149 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 32 | 84 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 475 | 167 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 75 | 144 | 154 | 71 | 110 | 63 | 81 | 72 | — | 391 | 363 | 401 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 25 | 845 | 845 | 847 | 845 | 263 | 847 | 845 | 845 | 1130 | 1130 | 1130 | 1130 | 1130 | 1177 |
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