Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.2
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.5
SW
19
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
140
155
125
143
181
152
131
305
377
272
544
773
326
427
553
1040
1001
936
732
1193
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM1.52m
8:07PM1.67m
8:45AM1.47m
8:53PM1.63m
9:40AM1.41m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.28m
2:33AM0.14m
2:40PM0.34m
3:23AM0.16m
3:30PM0.41m
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cloud
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5:50
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
22
21
21
22
21
21
20
20
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
20
21
20
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