Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

26.0°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	375	359	351	308	309	287	257	342	328	309	244	284	215	266	238	164	222	223	197	229	73	259	273	240	215	215
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	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	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:01AM1.45m				4:23PM1.61m				4:51AM1.46m				5:02PM1.63m				5:37AM1.46m				5:40PM1.64m
Low Tide				10:05AM0.30m				10:44PM0.24m				10:49AM0.32m				11:27PM0.19m				11:30AM0.35m					00:07AM0.16m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	25	25	23	22	21	22	23	25	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	25	25	25	24	23	23	23	22
Feels °C	23	23	23	24	23	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	24	23	23	22	21	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	171	169	160	279	309	264	257	208	328	309	219	219	215	172	170	164	103	99	99	99	73	72	71	56	56	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9	SE 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	NW 13	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	56	56	56	2	5	30	30	342	6	6	5	5	—	7	—	7	7	7	6	14	6	13	12	12	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 11	S 9	SE 11	S 11	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	W 11	—	—	—	S 21	S 21	S 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SE 11	ESE 11
kJ	8	8	8	5	2	5	2	6	6	6	5	2	—	—	—	9	9	9	18	16	15	15	15	14	5	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	375	359	351	308	287	287	243	—	237	250	244	284	159	266	238	130	222	223	197	229	159	259	273	240	215	215
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	76	76	76	1282	1935	86	59	0	0	76	76	1282	76	86	76	76	76	76	86	1282	86	86	1279	87	87	87
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Rating (10 max)							1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2			2	2	3	3	2	2		1	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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