Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.51m | 10:35PM1.51m | 11:04AM1.50m | 11:19PM1.37m | 11:53AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM-0.08m | 4:16PM-0.03m | 4:40AM-0.04m | 5:08PM0.06m | 5:21AM0.02m | 6:00PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | — | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 6 | — | SE 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | W 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
24 | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 131 | 818 | 2554 | 2564 | 1729 | 1733 | 619 | 1733 | 573 | 573 | 2160 | 838 | 835 | 56 | 530 | 818 | 56 | 564 | 297 | 307 | 530 | 101 |
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