Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.8° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
E
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
E
9
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
257
257
264
264
225
194
334
288
168
202
142
140
142
145
145
184
145
124
152
152
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30PM1.50m
5:30AM1.74m
6:21PM1.58m
6:22AM1.76m
7:08PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.04m
11:20PM0.32m
12:01PM-0.01m
00:14AM0.27m
12:49PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
26
26
24
23
22
21
21
24
26
26
24
23
22
22
21
24
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
23
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
22
25
24
24
23
23
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