Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1067 | 1018 | 980 | 952 | 822 | 921 | 1044 | 907 | 1189 | 1083 | 1100 | 983 | 849 | 808 | 718 | 647 | 568 | 558 | 488 | 426 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.03m | 8:00AM0.99m | 8:30PM0.95m | 10:07AM1.00m | 10:37PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.60m | 2:11PM0.71m | 3:11AM0.65m | 4:44PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1067 | 1018 | 980 | 952 | 822 | 921 | 1044 | 907 | 1189 | 1083 | 1100 | 983 | 849 | 808 | 718 | 647 | 568 | 558 | 488 | 426 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 18 | 8 | — | 121 | 156 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 24 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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