Surf Forecasts:
Strand (Pipe) surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 21 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 21 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 19s period, SSW swell with 10,228 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Strand (Pipe) this week:
The surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Strand (Pipe) in the next 16 days are 4.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strand (Pipe) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 205 | 281 | 171 | 173 | 784 | 1370 | 1110 | 971 | 640 | 437 | 205 | 167 | 246 | 517 | 555 | 464 | 423 | 341 | 255 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.35m | 5:04AM1.30m | 5:10PM1.27m | 5:42AM1.23m | 5:47PM1.18m | 6:27AM1.16m | 6:33PM1.09m | 7:26AM1.11m | 7:38PM1.01m | 8:41AM1.10m | 9:08PM0.99m | 9:58AM1.14m | 10:33PM1.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.33m | 10:50PM0.27m | 11:06AM0.40m | 11:24PM0.35m | 11:44AM0.49m | 00:02AM0.43m | 12:31PM0.57m | 00:49AM0.50m | 1:38PM0.63m | 1:53AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.63m | 3:15AM0.57m | 4:33PM0.56m | 4:31AM0.54m | |||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 303 | 205 | 13 | 171 | 173 | 784 | 1370 | 1110 | 971 | 640 | 437 | 205 | 167 | 140 | 517 | 555 | 464 | 423 | 341 | 255 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | W 11 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | — | — | SW 12 | S 22 | SW 15 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 119 | 11 | 131 | 72 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 51 | 188 | 12 | — | — | 319 | 9 | 104 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 16 | SW 21 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 11 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 11 | — | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 57 | 281 | — | 9 | 17 | 95 | 462 | 112 | 110 | 204 | 83 | 107 | 246 | 62 | 55 | 224 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 1244 | 25 | 25 | 302 | 6 | 176 | 1244 | 6 | 176 | 364 | 41 | 0 | 1201 | 50 | 177 | 592 | 0 | 20 | 1244 | 0 |
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