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Strand (Pipe) Surf Photo: 'Spring Tide' by Louise Minter

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is

14.0° C

1.6°

Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	W	SW	SSW
	12 s	on	9 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on	12 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	ESE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	W
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	WSW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE		SSW	WSW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	ESE	S	SW
	11 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	ESE	SSW	SW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SSW	SW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SSW	SW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	S	SW
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	S	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	S	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Strand (Pipe) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 8 minutes before high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 1.6m (5.3 ft). Range 1.91m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Strand (Pipe) Surf Photo: 'Spring Tide' by Louise Minter

Taken at Strand Jetty/Strand Pavilion on 3rd March 2014.

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User: Louise Minter (2 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:39 pm 3 Mar 2014