Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.9°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1259
1229
1070
832
780
750
750
740
691
564
501
437
443
573
442
330
407
366
354
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM1.47m
4:26AM1.63m
5:13PM1.56m
5:19AM1.67m
5:59PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.37m
10:54AM0.09m
11:11PM0.29m
11:41AM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
23
22
23
24
24
23
25
25
25
25
23
20
20
20
22
22
21
22
21
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