Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.9°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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
340
380
326
352
302
259
288
220
236
344
471
414
398
387
240
274
377
367
362
357
297
208
208
211
214
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
9:08AM1.30m
8:54PM1.43m
9:56AM1.26m
9:39PM1.36m
10:48AM1.23m
10:29PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.24m
2:50PM0.55m
3:31AM0.29m
3:36PM0.60m
4:18AM0.35m
4:28PM0.64m
5:07AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
25
26
25
24
22
22
22
21
25
26
26
24
23
22
22
22
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
23
23
22
25
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
27
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
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