Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
311
287
319
319
314
314
400
347
427
339
277
255
294
387
503
1471
1696
2084
2414
2384
2295
1950
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM1.50m
8:40PM1.58m
9:00AM1.45m
9:21PM1.57m
9:51AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.30m
2:23PM0.26m
2:54AM0.28m
3:03PM0.31m
3:42AM0.29m
3:48PM0.38m
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
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