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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pipes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 854 | 1837 | 3538 | 3178 | 3014 | 2977 | 1517 | 2866 | 1588 | 2911 | 3016 | 3114 | 3035 | 2462 | 2826 | 1355 | 902 | 689 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.48m | 10:06PM1.56m | 10:32AM1.37m | 10:52PM1.49m | 11:28AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.29m | 4:24AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.40m | 5:17AM0.38m | 5:19PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 614 | 1837 | 3538 | 3178 | 3014 | 2977 | 1517 | 2866 | 1588 | 2911 | 3016 | 3114 | 3035 | 2462 | 2826 | 1355 | 902 | 689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 396 | 216 | 142 | 854 | 250 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 149 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 924 | 752 | 647 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 39 | 475 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | — | 9 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 56 | 136 | 716 | 135 | 87 | 81 | 9 | 92 | 449 | 84 | 373 | 58 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 55 | 6 | 92 | 69 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 774 | 845 | 263 | 775 | 841 | 845 | 845 | 1130 | 1130 | 1130 | 1212 | 775 | 1215 | 774 | 1134 | 1130 | 87 | 87 | 1161 | 1873 |
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