Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Pipes today (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
299
257
251
300
301
269
257
257
257
319
319
326
332
284
284
342
342
335
348
348
328
371
414
387
377
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:42AM1.23m
11:24PM1.26m
12:36PM1.25m
00:23AM1.24m
1:25PM1.30m
1:22AM1.24m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.39m
5:25PM0.67m
5:58AM0.43m
6:27PM0.67m
6:49AM0.45m
7:28PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
23
23
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
26
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
23
24
25
24
24
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
23
23
23
23
23
24
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