Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
234
334
226
223
169
275
188
188
131
120
120
118
125
183
262
383
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
Wind State
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
High Tide
3:50AM1.38m
4:19PM1.50m
4:35AM1.44m
4:56PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.47m
10:01AM0.34m
10:33PM0.36m
10:40AM0.31m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
23
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
21
21
20
21
19
19
19
20
21
23
22
21
20
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