Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pipes today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (21 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	234	320	273	265	236	231	237	384	372	430	382	302	319	319	302	186	334	226	223	152	220	188	188
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	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	2:11AM1.28m					3:03PM1.32m				3:03AM1.32m				3:42PM1.41m				3:50AM1.38m				4:19PM1.50m
Low Tide			8:38AM0.42m					9:05PM0.56m				9:21AM0.38m				9:51PM0.47m				10:01AM0.34m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	20	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	24	23	22
Feels °C	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	17	20	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	21	21	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 17	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	234	201	149	225	151	179	162	161	210	109	103	71	188	178	202	78	90	81	94	116	89	85	83
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	SSW 15	S 9	S 9	SSW 13	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	129	127	94	154	123	193	168	58	57	29	41	204	36	25	96	61	334	226	223	152	220	188	188
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 18	S 18	SSW 16	SW 16	S 15	S 15	SW 18	S 9	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 12	S 23	SW 22	SW 21
kJ	162	179	166	93	156	50	47	25	25	98	66	18	18	78	24	98	19	28	32	55	11	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 7
kJ	227	320	273	265	236	231	237	384	372	430	382	302	319	319	302	186	207	172	134	115	140	143	112
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2
Distance (km)	87	1313	87	87	87	87	1331	1313	1313	87	87	87	1938	76	87	76	76	76	76	841	841	76	87
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7

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