Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 983 | 1295 | 1272 | 1151 | 1030 | 904 | 749 | 637 | 513 | 442 | 428 | 414 | 355 | 396 | 383 | 369 | 309 | 298 | 326 | 400 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.66m | 3:18AM1.53m | 3:26PM1.63m | 3:48AM1.50m | 3:56PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 782 | 1295 | 1272 | 1151 | 1030 | 904 | 749 | 637 | 513 | 442 | 428 | 414 | 355 | 396 | 383 | 369 | 309 | 298 | 326 | 400 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 983 | 494 | 503 | 780 | 590 | 499 | 424 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | SE 4 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 289 | 246 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
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