Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.2° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
11
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
280
289
243
248
854
1415
2230
2697
3076
2843
2625
2151
2118
1905
1668
1496
1657
1475
1534
1454
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:52PM1.23m
4:39AM1.45m
5:34PM1.27m
5:22AM1.49m
6:14PM1.32m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.33m
10:32PM0.56m
11:19AM0.28m
11:16PM0.53m
11:58AM0.23m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
23
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
19
18
19
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
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