Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 274 | 269 | 265 | 211 | 211 | 171 | 193 | 129 | 178 | 319 | 320 | 242 | 250 | 444 | 382 | 513 | 632 | 747 | 801 | 778 | 778 | 933 | 767 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.26m | 6:36AM1.17m | 7:18PM1.24m | 7:30AM1.12m | 8:13PM1.24m | 8:37AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.49m | 12:47PM0.40m | 1:31AM0.51m | 1:38PM0.44m | 2:35AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 274 | 274 | 269 | 265 | 211 | 211 | 171 | 193 | 129 | 178 | 319 | 320 | 242 | 250 | 444 | 382 | 513 | 632 | 747 | 801 | 778 | 778 | 933 | 767 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SE 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 130 | 125 | 181 | 171 | 138 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 30 | 21 | 99 | 88 | 26 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 10 | — | SSE 15 | — | SW 15 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 40 | 27 | — | 10 | — | 42 | — | 34 | — | 37 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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