Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 3AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Evening (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1447
2140
2198
2172
1880
2354
1919
5063
4731
4873
4431
3792
3412
2716
2454
1797
1504
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:53AM1.32m
3:49PM1.27m
3:42AM1.38m
4:28PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.63m
9:29AM0.39m
9:40PM0.57m
10:11AM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
20
18
18
19
19
18
18
20
20
19
18
19
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