Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.3° C
0.4° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
194
194
153
175
232
271
279
387
506
318
437
545
561
489
503
261
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29PM1.40m
7:19AM1.54m
8:05PM1.44m
7:58AM1.52m
8:41PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.45m
1:47PM0.19m
1:56AM0.44m
2:21PM0.21m
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
22
22
21
21
21
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