Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.6°C

Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pipes today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Evening (23 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 23							Thursday 24								Friday 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)	3	4	3	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4025	3659	3074	2716	2454	1797	1504	1370	1159	999	669	659	659	608	709	1321	1469	1955	2309	2403	2236	2155	2285
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:42AM1.38m				4:28PM1.35m				4:25AM1.44m				5:04PM1.44m				5:06AM1.49m				5:38PM1.52m
Low Tide				10:11AM0.33m				10:24PM0.49m				10:48AM0.28m				11:05PM0.41m				11:23AM0.25m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	15	15	16	16	18	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	4025	3659	3074	2716	2454	1797	1504	1370	1159	999	669	659	659	458	709	1321	1469	1955	2309	2403	2236	2155	2285
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 13	—	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 9	SE 14
kJ	107	140	229	219	161	144	137	140	119	91	83	399	486	608	295	—	8	19	7	13	20	16	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	NE 10	SE 14	SE 10	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	—	—	SE 12	S 10	SE 12	—	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11
kJ	18	18	19	17	4	4	7	4	76	139	283	82	57	35	—	—	6	8	5	—	5	5	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	59	61	61	57	57	57	46	42	42	42	40	42	59	115	278	403	371	267	223	186	178	150	140
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	87	87	76	774	774	87	87	87	774	87	775	775	775	775	1161	774	775	774	774	774	774	1130	1130
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9

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