Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 60 | 75 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | on |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.47m | 00:04AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.42m | 00:51AM1.11m | 1:37PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.15m | 6:03AM0.09m | 6:57PM0.24m | 6:47AM0.16m | 7:58PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
28 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 75 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | 1 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 711 | 815 | 457 | 818 | 56 | 818 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 256 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 835 | 835 | 56 | 56 |
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