Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
214
268
318
322
382
482
450
635
834
1080
1093
1061
1030
1117
1044
610
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:13PM1.35m
11:20AM1.19m
11:08PM1.29m
12:23PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.39m
5:00PM0.65m
5:50AM0.44m
6:04PM0.69m
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clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
23
24
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
19
19
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