Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.0°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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
2.3
SE
7
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1117
1044
610
513
537
666
579
530
486
363
461
461
464
456
485
485
327
276
302
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:10AM1.25m
1:25PM1.19m
1:13AM1.25m
2:19PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.69m
6:51AM0.46m
7:11PM0.68m
7:48AM0.45m
8:13PM0.64m
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
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rain showers
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clear
part cloud
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5:37
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5:35
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6:08
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6:09
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 mm
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1
2
2
2
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
24
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
22
23
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
18
18
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