Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.3° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
512
1021
835
644
1206
1170
1170
957
749
683
674
568
431
425
352
342
344
661
717
703
703
670
605
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:45AM1.73m
5:42PM1.48m
5:41AM1.77m
6:37PM1.54m
6:35AM1.79m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.38m
11:24AM0.01m
11:29PM0.33m
12:17PM-0.05m
00:25AM0.29m
1:09PM-0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
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