Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipes today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipes at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pipes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1667 | 545 | 742 | 553 | 465 | 383 | 357 | 369 | 426 | 848 | 594 | 636 | 722 | 596 | 555 | 464 | 396 | 327 | 300 | 231 | 238 | 238 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.19m | 00:36AM1.36m | 1:36PM1.15m | 1:35AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.43m | 6:15PM0.59m | 7:19AM0.45m | 7:17PM0.64m | 8:22AM0.44m | 8:21PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1667 | 160 | 742 | 553 | 383 | 383 | 316 | 369 | 426 | 848 | 594 | 636 | 722 | 596 | 555 | 464 | 396 | 327 | 300 | 231 | 238 | 238 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 545 | 133 | 130 | 465 | 362 | 357 | 299 | 147 | 162 | 190 | 184 | 258 | 283 | 223 | 272 | 268 | 316 | 239 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | S 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 200 | 276 | 232 | 70 | 131 | 157 | 211 | 204 | 281 | 268 | 268 | 93 | 125 | 101 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 190 | 223 | 238 | 249 | 237 | 265 | 253 | 227 | 233 | 233 | 317 | 255 | 255 | 298 | 255 | 277 | 225 | 218 | 214 | 161 | 117 | 100 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1332 | 1313 | 1330 | 1870 | 1313 | 1313 | 1313 | 87 | 87 | 1332 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 76 | 14 | 76 |
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