Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.92° S 25.62° E

Pipe WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipe sea temperature is
17.4° C
2.0° 

Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Pipe surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with 4,037 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pipe this week:

The surf forecast for Pipe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pipe in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 13s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pipe over the next 16 days.


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