Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
7
2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.7
SW
18
2
ESE
7
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
417
443
465
435
379
353
363
336
302
256
220
188
153
148
172
341
384
594
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37PM1.18m
3:27AM1.37m
4:25PM1.23m
4:14AM1.42m
5:06PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.62m
10:08AM0.36m
10:08PM0.57m
10:50AM0.30m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
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