Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipes today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipes at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pipes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 | 452 | 414 | 558 | 425 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 854 | 1837 | 2929 | 3178 | 1977 | 1536 | 1289 | 1479 | 1344 | 1608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.59m | 9:22PM1.62m | 9:40AM1.48m | 10:06PM1.56m | 10:32AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.17m | 3:33AM0.28m | 3:45PM0.29m | 4:24AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 10 | 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 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 72 | 414 | 558 | 226 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 614 | 1837 | 2929 | 3178 | 1977 | 1536 | 1289 | 1479 | 418 | 1608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 452 | 157 | 160 | 425 | 276 | 310 | 298 | 340 | 418 | 25 | 142 | 854 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 86 | 8 | 1344 | 411 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | SSW 20 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 44 | 29 | 241 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 475 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 149 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | — | 133 | — | — | — | 641 | 721 | 187 | 653 | 573 | 55 | 65 | 239 | 270 | 295 | 388 | 93 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 845 | 263 | 263 | 845 | 845 | 845 | 1130 | 1130 | 1130 | 1170 | 1170 | 1212 |
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