Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1
SSW
14
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
1127
553
432
487
501
501
439
402
331
313
304
269
234
234
206
196
169
143
169
143
143
147
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28AM1.55m
6:48PM1.65m
7:11AM1.54m
7:26PM1.67m
7:56AM1.52m
8:07PM1.67m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.25m
12:35PM0.22m
1:04AM0.19m
1:14PM0.24m
1:47AM0.15m
1:55PM0.28m
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Temp °C
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
23
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20
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22
23
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Feels °C
16
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
21
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21
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