Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.6°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1.6
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
430
466
455
445
408
404
358
315
358
316
426
484
471
385
358
376
371
447
264
264
264
220
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02AM1.45m
8:02PM1.57m
8:45AM1.38m
8:41PM1.50m
9:31AM1.31m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.16m
1:54PM0.38m
2:30AM0.20m
2:34PM0.46m
3:13AM0.26m
3:17PM0.53m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:41
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5:39
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1
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1
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Temp °C
23
22
24
24
24
23
22
21
20
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
23
22
22
22
22
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