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Pipe surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pipe today?
The current surf forecast for Pipe at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | |
265 | 415 | 506 | 454 | 413 | 252 | 287 | 718 | 599 | 280 | 164 | 164 | 126 | 235 | 603 | 1275 | 6425 | 12499 | 12955 | 11595 | 17775 | 17506 | 10595 | 10019 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.80m | 5:04PM1.69m | 5:08AM1.72m | 5:36PM1.62m | 5:38AM1.62m | 6:12PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.38m | 10:57PM0.51m | 11:19AM0.44m | 11:29PM0.60m | 11:50AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 265 | 415 | 506 | 454 | 413 | 252 | 263 | 5 | 5 | 280 | 164 | 164 | 126 | 128 | 349 | 478 | 93 | 9072 | 7672 | 11595 | 15548 | 13497 | 142 | 7778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 98 | 140 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 92 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 93 | 114 | 114 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 68 | 14 | 66 | 64 | 84 | 36 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 10 | SSW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 31 | — | 41 | 66 | — | — | 55 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 20 | 22 | 45 | 287 | 718 | 599 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 235 | 603 | 1275 | 6425 | 12499 | 12955 | — | 17775 | 17506 | 10595 | 10019 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 7 | 64 | 7 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 204 | 206 | 243 | 127 | 236 | 236 | 64 | 257 | 272 | 127 | 374 |
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