Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | 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 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.38m | 1:43AM1.01m | 2:35PM1.35m | 2:42AM0.95m | 3:36PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.16m | 7:58PM0.31m | 7:36AM0.22m | 9:04PM0.36m | 8:31AM0.25m | 10:09PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | 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 | ESE 8 |
47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | E 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | SW 4 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 131 | 835 | 835 | 573 | 573 | 783 | 758 | 711 | 823 | 1000 | 1158 | 1120 | 256 | 530 | 530 | 1207 | 530 | 2562 | 1234 | 1238 | 451 |
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