Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipes today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pipes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1225 | 1102 | 987 | 1014 | 962 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 665 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 683 | 647 | 553 | 545 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.52m | 6:18PM1.44m | 6:15AM1.55m | 6:52PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.46m | 12:03PM0.21m | 00:12AM0.41m | 12:37PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
1225 | 1102 | 987 | 1014 | 962 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 665 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 224 | 683 | 346 | 340 | 340 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 79 | 82 | 105 | 683 | 151 | 647 | 553 | 545 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | S 12 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | SE 8 | — | S 23 | S 22 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 105 | 86 | 7 | 100 | — | 10 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
603 | 770 | 650 | 504 | 402 | 315 | 257 | 215 | 178 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2170 | 87 | 1313 | 1278 | 1278 | 87 | 87 | 76 | 25 | 76 | 87 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 97 |
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