Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
752
647
742
742
722
379
368
368
379
631
656
559
673
666
630
561
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:31AM1.47m
1:07PM1.24m
1:23AM1.43m
2:11PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.43m
7:00AM0.42m
6:58PM0.52m
8:00AM0.43m
7:55PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
24
21
21
23
24
23
23
21
21
20
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
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