Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.26m | 8:08PM1.56m | 8:23AM1.34m | 8:43PM1.55m | 9:01AM1.42m | 9:19PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.07m | 2:18AM0.10m | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:50AM0.06m | 2:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | S 6 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
14 | 8 | 17 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
9 | 15 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 17 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 307 | 256 | 975 | 1231 | 527 | 354 | 354 | 307 | 101 | 297 | 56 | 112 | 217 | 81 | 56 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 256 | 1575 | 1575 | 284 |
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