Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
144
305
377
272
544
773
326
427
440
921
1014
936
732
1193
1375
1566
1527
1507
1488
1258
1225
1067
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
25
ENE
35
NE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.47m
8:53PM1.63m
9:40AM1.41m
9:45PM1.58m
10:42AM1.35m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.14m
2:40PM0.34m
3:23AM0.16m
3:30PM0.41m
4:20AM0.20m
4:29PM0.48m
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5:52
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2
1
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
24
23
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
20
18
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
22
21
22
20
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