Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
3
2
3
3
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
319
395
439
504
469
452
452
452
508
452
414
558
425
776
998
1193
1110
1184
1373
993
854
1837
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01AM1.68m
8:38PM1.66m
8:50AM1.59m
9:22PM1.62m
9:40AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.22m
2:18PM0.07m
2:44AM0.24m
3:01PM0.17m
3:33AM0.28m
3:45PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
6
4
2
3
2
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
21
22
23
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
25
26
26
27
26
27
25
23
19
21
23
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
21
21
22
20
20
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