Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.2° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
16
1.1
SE
16
1.1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
546
519
492
807
932
919
1005
981
933
897
863
1311
1527
2085
2001
2268
2516
2222
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01PM1.60m
10:09AM1.53m
10:50PM1.57m
11:05AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.33m
4:23PM0.20m
5:00AM0.37m
5:12PM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
20
18
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
19
19
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
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