Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.5°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (24 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	669	659	581	608	709	1321	1469	1955	2309	2403	2431	2541	2102	1904	1721	2723	1507	1374	1337	1145	1076
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:04PM1.44m				5:06AM1.49m				5:38PM1.52m				5:47AM1.53m					6:12PM1.59m
Low Tide		10:48AM0.28m				11:05PM0.41m				11:23AM0.25m				11:44PM0.33m				11:59AM0.23m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—
mm	—	—	1	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	21	20	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	19	17	17	16	15	15	17	17	18	17	18	19	17	18	16	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	669	659	581	458	709	1321	1469	1955	2309	2403	2431	2541	2102	1904	1721	2723	1507	1374	1337	1145	1076
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSE 10	—	SSE 10	S 10	SE 11	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	SE 15	SE 14
kJ	112	399	486	608	295	19	—	18	7	20	8	24	240	194	343	7	28	28	33	54	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	—	SE 12	—	SE 11	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	SSE 11	SE 16	SE 16	S 15	S 14	—	ESE 12
kJ	283	110	57	35	34	—	—	—	5	—	20	8	21	21	11	10	10	4	4	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	44	55	64	106	195	252	275	287	216	162	114	103	97	104	131	182	393	420	432	432	373
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	775	774	774	774	774	774	774	774	774	774	1130	1130	1130	1130	1130	1161	1314	1332	1566	1332	1332
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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