Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.48m | 9:50PM1.63m | 10:16AM1.51m | 10:35PM1.51m | 11:04AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM-0.11m | 3:59AM-0.08m | 4:16PM-0.03m | 4:40AM-0.04m | 5:08PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 4 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 5 |
4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 31 | — | 11 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2537 | 2610 | 2610 | 1902 | 1727 | 56 | 62 | 25 | 131 | 2564 | 2564 | 1729 | 56 | 21 | 100 | 217 | 573 | 573 | 453 | 835 | 358 |
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