Surf Forecasts:
Shit Pipe surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SSW swell with 290 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shit Pipe this week:
The surf forecast for Shit Pipe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shit Pipe in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shit Pipe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window for Shit Pipe is a real heartbreaker. The whole stretch is a write-off. There’s nothing that comes close to being worth a paddle. The first few days are a total loss, and from there it just stays flat and messy. We’re talking a solid two weeks-plus of nothing doing. The forecast has a few moments of glassy water, but there’s just no swell to go with it. The combined energy of all swells directed here barely cracks two digits most days (84, 64, 54), and even the highest reading is a weak 239 – that’s weak energy, no power behind it. For a spot that’s exposed, that’s a sad sight.
The first real chance, if you’re desperate, might be Thursday morning, July 23. For a brief moment, we get glassy conditions with a NNW breeze at 3 mph, and the swell is 4 ft from the SSW with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy reaches 206 – still moderate, but the glassy wind is a major positive for clean faces. The problem is, the swell is short-period and not doing much, and the direction is from the SSW, while the optimum direction for Shit Pipe is ESE. So it’s not set up right. After that, it’s back to trash. Friday the 24th drops to 2 ft, and the wind goes onshore from the E. It’s a downhill slide from there into August, with tiny swell and onshore or cross-shore winds.
The water temperature is about 84°F with a normal anomaly of 0.7°, so it’s average for this time of year – nothing to write home about.
Honestly, if you’re looking at this stretch, the setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The winds are consistent and the swell is weak, but a kite might get something out of the breeze. For surfers, this is a blank run. It’s a normal thing for this area when the conditions line up this way – we just have to wait for the next change. Stay patient, mate.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 81 | 114 | 6 | 55 | 78 | 98 | 104 | 145 | 290 | 186 | 220 | 117 | 127 | 77 | 42 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 58 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.36m | 00:41AM1.29m | 1:26PM1.35m | 1:32AM1.14m | 2:23PM1.34m | 2:26AM1.03m | 3:20PM1.34m | 3:23AM0.94m | 4:16PM1.35m | 4:22AM0.91m | 5:09PM1.37m | 5:17AM0.91m | 5:58PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.10m | 6:50AM-0.00m | 7:31PM0.18m | 7:37AM0.06m | 8:36PM0.25m | 8:25AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.28m | 9:15AM0.14m | 10:45PM0.28m | 10:07AM0.16m | 11:40PM0.26m | 10:58AM0.15m | 00:28AM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 24 | 62 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 17 | — | 16 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 81 | 114 | 108 | 55 | 78 | 98 | 104 | 145 | 290 | 186 | 220 | 117 | 127 | 77 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 58 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 645 | 538 | 256 | 2177 | 0 | 117 | 1231 | 451 | 354 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 56 | 462 | 138 | 517 | 131 | 3 | 140 |
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