Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (25 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1469
1955
2309
2403
2431
2155
2682
1904
2649
2379
1735
1374
1413
1010
1076
1061
943
778
553
431
468
487
572
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM1.49m
5:38PM1.52m
5:47AM1.53m
6:12PM1.59m
6:28AM1.55m
6:48PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.25m
11:44PM0.33m
11:59AM0.23m
00:23AM0.25m
12:35PM0.22m
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5:56
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5:54
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6:04
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6:04
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 mm
1
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1
1
3
4
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
18
17
18
17
18
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
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