Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.0°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7PM is: 0.4m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
22
0.9
SW
22
1.2
SSW
22
1.4
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
196
175
218
316
677
677
1233
1484
1999
2019
2841
3412
4477
4102
6059
5990
5428
4788
3786
3336
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM1.68m
6:41PM1.67m
6:54AM1.66m
7:21PM1.69m
7:40AM1.60m
8:01PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.07m
00:47AM0.19m
1:06PM0.12m
1:32AM0.17m
1:46PM0.19m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
26
27
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
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