Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 236 | 217 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 161 | 144 | 147 | 209 | 169 | 293 | 561 | 663 | 700 | 581 | 512 | 430 | 358 | 297 | 301 | 164 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:54AM1.11m | 8:34PM1.10m | 9:52AM1.09m | 10:37PM1.10m | 11:30AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.56m | 3:14AM0.53m | 4:23PM0.57m | 5:06AM0.48m | 5:56PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 236 | 217 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 150 | 144 | 147 | 209 | 169 | 293 | 561 | 663 | 700 | 581 | 512 | 430 | 358 | 297 | 301 | 164 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SW 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 234 | 156 | 159 | 125 | 123 | 161 | 127 | 45 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 160 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SE 9 | SSE 11 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 56 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 121 | 57 | 31 | 30 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | 41 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 38 | 57 | 100 | 149 | 133 | 100 | 77 | 200 | 175 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 41 | 207 | 305 | 56 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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