Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
26.0°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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
377
367
362
357
357
318
305
299
299
257
288
347
361
273
257
307
363
363
369
377
384
332
342
386
386
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.23m
10:29PM1.31m
11:42AM1.23m
11:24PM1.26m
12:36PM1.25m
00:23AM1.24m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.35m
4:28PM0.64m
5:07AM0.39m
5:25PM0.67m
5:58AM0.43m
6:27PM0.67m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:21
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6:22
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3
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Temp °C
22
23
26
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
23
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
24
25
28
27
28
27
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
23
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
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