Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.35m | 2:42AM0.95m | 3:36PM1.34m | 3:45AM0.93m | 4:35PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.36m | 8:31AM0.25m | 10:09PM0.37m | 9:31AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1000 | 758 | 355 | 492 | 1207 | 1575 | 645 | 819 | 1946 | 1575 | 573 | 140 | 131 | 56 | 56 | 134 | 0 | 573 | 22 |
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