Pipe, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Pipe in Port Elizabeth is a very sheltered beach break that does not work very often Offshore winds blow from the west. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Take care of sharks and rocks.

This is the surf forecast page for Pipe, Port Elizabeth. Use the tab navigation above to view Pipe sea temperature, Pipe photographs, Pipe detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Pipe webcams, current wind from Port Elizabeth live weather stations and Pipe tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Pipe. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Port Elizabeth surf breaks near to Pipe to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pipe: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Millers Point	6 mi
Second closest break	Wild Side	7 mi
Third closest break	Summerstrand	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Noordhoek	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Sea Vista	9 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pipe:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	262 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	262 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	397 mi
Fourth closest ski area	See (Austria)	3364 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cerro Castor (Argentina)	4561 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pipe:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	424 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2680 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2766 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3149 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3264 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pipe:
Closest city location	Port Elizabeth (South Africa)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Port Alfred (South Africa)	76 mi
Third closest city location	Fort Beaufort (South Africa)	98 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	119 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cradock (South Africa)	121 mi

Pipe, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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