Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.0°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 12PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
18
2.2
ESE
7
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
160
166
164
383
428
406
443
369
327
319
319
327
363
302
256
193
181
153
153
341
485
601
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM1.34m
3:37PM1.18m
3:27AM1.37m
4:25PM1.23m
4:14AM1.42m
5:06PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.41m
9:18PM0.62m
10:08AM0.36m
10:08PM0.57m
10:50AM0.30m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
Feels °C
20
22
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
20
19
20
18
17
18
19
19
19
21
20
18
18
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