Surf Forecast Surf Report
Pipe surf break

Pipe surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 04 May 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pipe sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Pipe at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010101010101411111113131313121113151414131313131515141413131313131313151514141313131313131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1037667683533373265245187180167133102125133117234151222249241311282250437752956100381779373472212371659170016281512164116091497127911219771934170916631465142212661121109414881092928869746722636456426350
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
1.43
8:39AM
1.31
9:50PM
1.39
10:30AM
1.25
11:26PM
1.44
12:01PM
1.31
12:30AM
1.53
12:57PM
1.40
1:14AM
1.63
1:37PM
1.49
1:49AM
1.71
2:10PM
1.57
2:21AM
1.78
2:40PM
1.64
2:49AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.86
2:46PM
0.82
4:40AM
0.90
4:51PM
0.84
6:20AM
0.81
6:13PM
0.77
7:10AM
0.70
7:01PM
0.68
7:44AM
0.60
7:36PM
0.60
8:12AM
0.52
8:07PM
0.53
8:38AM
0.45
8:35PM
0.47
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161413131621202020191919262824211918161518191716151515151719181616161616181818191816151624271817151515161818171615141313
Feels °C (?)14111010131816181715151421242119151413131617161714141414151715141415151518161718171514142124101010910101111111213121111
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