Pipe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Port Elizabeth)

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Pipe Spot ID:

Type: reef

Reliability: inconsistent

Best: Swell SE | Wind W

Sea Temperature Today is: 19.4 °C

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Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 04:14 Local time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 19
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Period (s)	12	12	12	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off

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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.

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South Africa wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 5 miles from Pipe.

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	REMAINING
HIGH TIDE
LOW TIDE

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Live Weather:

At Port Elizabeth Airport, 5 km from Pipe.

light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)

km/h

Air temperature
20 °C

Current weather near Pipe

Overall Pipe Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pipe: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	The Fence	5 mi
Second closest break	Millers Point	6 mi
Third closest break	Wild Side	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Summerstrand	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Noordhoek	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pipe:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4312 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5397 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5436 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy	5783 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5816 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pipe:
Closest tide station	Port Elizabeth	4 mi
Second closest tide station	East London	146 mi
Third closest tide station	Mosselbaai	200 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cape Town	413 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Durban	424 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pipe:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	262 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	397 mi
Third closest ski area	Cerro Castor (Argentina)	4556 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Hermon (Israel)	4695 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cerro Mirador (Chile)	4718 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pipe:
Closest city location	Port Elizabeth (South Africa)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Uitenhage (South Africa)	16 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

The nearest passenger airport to Pipe is Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) in South Africa, which is 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
The second closest airport to Pipe is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 192 km (119 miles) away.

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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Pipe.

Pipe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Port Elizabeth)

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Overall Pipe Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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