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Strand (Pipe) Surf Photo: 'Dodgy Pipe' by luke

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is

15.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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
	WSW	W	WSW	WSW
	12 s	on	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November 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
	WSW	W	WSW	E
	12 s	on	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November 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
	WSW	W	WSW	WSW
	12 s	on	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November 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
	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	E
	12 s	on	12 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 November 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
	WSW	W		WSW	E
	12 s	on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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
	WSW	WSW		WSW	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	WSW		SW	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	SW		SW	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	SSW		SW	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	SSW		SW	E
	11 s	cross		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	S		SW	E
	11 s	cross		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	SSE		SW	SW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 November 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	SSE		SW	SW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November 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	SSE		SW	SW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November 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	SW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November 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	S		SW	SW
	10 s	cross		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November 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	S		SSW	WSW
	9 s	cross		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 November at 2 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 5 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.7 ft). Range 1.96m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Strand (Pipe) Surf Photo: 'Dodgy Pipe' by luke

making the most of tricky conditions!

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User: luke (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (561 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:03 pm 5 Nov 2016