Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.2
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
352
295
231
225
225
229
191
161
158
156
190
252
489
478
435
344
294
302
249
208
218
268
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35AM1.33m
2:41PM1.15m
2:34AM1.34m
3:37PM1.18m
3:27AM1.37m
4:25PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.44m
8:21PM0.64m
9:19AM0.41m
9:18PM0.62m
10:08AM0.36m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
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
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
21
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
18
18
19
19
18
18
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