Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

25.0°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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (19 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 19							Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	403	666	655	530	423	363	461	387	464	456	529	493	467	403	389	389	554	339	310	297	249	286	257
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:10AM1.25m				1:25PM1.19m				1:13AM1.25m				2:19PM1.24m				2:11AM1.28m					3:03PM1.32m
Low Tide			6:51AM0.46m				7:11PM0.68m				7:48AM0.45m				8:13PM0.64m				8:38AM0.42m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	22	23	22	22	21	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	21
Feels °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	18	19	18	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 12	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	403	666	655	530	423	363	461	387	464	456	529	493	467	403	389	389	129	225	216	186	168	157	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	167	57	78	121	123	297	211	186	146	138	75	118	151	113	106	131	162	127	166	154	156	193	168
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	—	—	SW 16	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	35	—	—	10	51	51	21	54	54	79	120	53	25	25	124	117	6	179	94	93	91	50	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	344	386	396	359	244	169	215	209	186	181	172	176	181	162	230	249	554	339	310	297	249	286	257
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	3	2	1	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	3	4	1	1
Distance (km)	1331	263	1313	1351	1904	1351	1332	1331	1313	0	76	87	1938	1905	1332	87	76	87	1313	1938	1938	1924	1329
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Rating (10 max)										3
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Rating (10 max)		1								4	4	3				3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	9	9

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