Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.9°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
314
280
249
214
155
147
165
341
360
594
900
1094
1289
1289
1460
1350
1117
1102
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.23m
4:14AM1.42m
5:06PM1.30m
4:56AM1.47m
5:43PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.57m
10:50AM0.30m
10:52PM0.52m
11:28AM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
17
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