Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.6°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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2088
4574
4274
4552
4025
3659
3294
2716
2454
1797
1504
1370
1159
999
669
659
581
608
709
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49PM1.27m
3:42AM1.38m
4:28PM1.35m
4:25AM1.44m
5:04PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.57m
10:11AM0.33m
10:24PM0.49m
10:48AM0.28m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
2
6
1
2
3
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
16
16
16
18
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