Desert Pipe, Australia
Also within 20 km of Elliston
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About Desert Pipe
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces S (202°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (22°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Elliston. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Accommodation.
Nearest beds: Elliston, 36 km (about 1h 05 by car)Ad
No town with beds to book is nearer Desert Pipe: plan on the drive each day you surf.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 24, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling | 204kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 32°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 47, fair | 6 ft12 ssoft | 985kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 39, fair | 7 ft9 smushy | 620kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 49, good | 6 ft11 ssoft | 803kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 51, good | 9 ft13 ssoft | 2,476kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 40, fair | 9 ft12 smushy | 2,302kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 29, poor | 9 ft12 smushy | 1,945kJ | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 16, poor | 10 ft9 ssoft | 1,694kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 37, fair | 8 ft10 smushy | 1,213kJ | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 22, poor | 8 ft8 smushy | 808kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctSurf Desert Pipe
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Desert Pipe
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Desert Pipe
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 13 s, offshore wind.
- Fri 23 OctSurf Desert Pipe
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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