Pipes Surf Break

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
27.3° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.3
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1470
1262
1049
892
775
747
556
425
411
506
436
544
575
516
604
729
717
612
565
454
548
1149
1490
1208
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:00PM1.39m
4:09AM1.69m
4:58PM1.45m
5:01AM1.76m
5:54PM1.50m
5:54AM1.80m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.23m
9:51PM0.37m
10:44AM0.11m
10:46PM0.34m
11:38AM0.01m
11:42PM0.31m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
5
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
18
19
18
19
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
1470
1262
1049
892
775
747
556
425
411
411
341
318
163
151
191
191
191
235
342
363
305
146
98
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
911
796
630
501
486
373
313
313
347
506
436
183
161
395
131
390
284
264
206
97
166
158
156
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
S
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
15
39
81
207
123
43
37
97
96
195
63
209
59
55
50
26
171
97
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
230
282
261
356
401
397
389
384
359
289
306
544
575
516
604
729
717
612
565
454
548
1149
1490
1208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1313
1329
1873
1351
76
76
76
76
1332
76
87
76
87
76
87
76
87
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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