Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 66 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.55m | 9:01AM1.42m | 9:19PM1.52m | 9:40AM1.49m | 9:56PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:50AM0.06m | 2:58PM0.04m | 3:23AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
28 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | — | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 4 | — | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 19 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 492 | 56 | 56 | 131 | 245 | 131 | 131 | 280 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 767 | 284 | 711 |
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