Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.9°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
336
301
301
262
260
314
391
374
374
344
314
197
220
185
236
414
419
414
398
387
220
220
377
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.35m
8:11PM1.49m
9:08AM1.30m
8:54PM1.43m
9:56AM1.26m
9:39PM1.36m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.50m
2:47AM0.24m
2:50PM0.55m
3:31AM0.29m
3:36PM0.60m
4:18AM0.35m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
26
25
24
23
22
22
22
24
26
25
24
22
21
21
21
25
26
25
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
24
22
22
21
21
22
22
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
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