Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
70
116
102
97
96
97
100
61
77
106
114
118
63
60
59
56
69
111
298
291
475
589
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
25
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34AM1.49m
8:34PM1.68m
9:32AM1.45m
9:30PM1.62m
10:35AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.03m
2:23PM0.35m
3:09AM0.06m
3:19PM0.41m
4:07AM0.11m
4:22PM0.46m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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5:28
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Temp °C
21
21
24
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
25
23
25
24
26
25
24
24
28
25
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
23
25
25
23
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