Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
8
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
ESE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
425
402
318
313
304
269
265
212
206
196
164
164
140
134
159
134
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM1.65m
7:11AM1.54m
7:26PM1.67m
7:56AM1.52m
8:07PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.19m
1:14PM0.24m
1:47AM0.15m
1:55PM0.28m
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
23
23
23
23
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
22
21
20
22
20
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