Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
752
559
639
554
551
506
531
312
312
227
212
212
180
193
173
189
268
261
236
222
275
275
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.43m
2:11PM1.19m
2:15AM1.40m
3:11PM1.19m
3:06AM1.40m
4:05PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.43m
7:55PM0.58m
8:58AM0.41m
8:52PM0.60m
9:50AM0.37m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
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