Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.78m | 8:37AM1.43m | 9:05PM1.73m | 9:27AM1.48m | 9:50PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM-0.16m | 2:32AM-0.08m | 2:32PM-0.15m | 3:16AM-0.09m | 3:25PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 5 |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | ESE 8 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WNW 4 |
— | 4 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | — | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1709 | 1583 | 1613 | 1613 | 1583 | 1711 | 895 | 1727 | 1207 | 2588 | 1163 | 926 | 1745 | 1745 | 217 | 56 | 284 | 2569 | 2610 | 131 | 131 |
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