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Pipe surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
22.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Pipe at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1414141313139121212121211101012121212121212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83870458845136789142979391912901200984817676510598501477359353289260252223
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
15
NE
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononcrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
2.12
4:40PM
1.98
4:56AM
2.11
5:14PM
1.94
5:31AM
2.03
5:49PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.20
10:33AM
0.19
10:40PM
0.20
11:06AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.25
11:39AM
0.29
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:29-------6:28-------6:25-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222220212121202019191919212120201919191922232221
Feels °C (?)192318181615161817171717201918191919202023222222
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