Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.0° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4788
3908
3336
2961
2648
2588
4153
4546
4921
5068
5332
5008
4648
4536
4536
4090
3458
3098
2942
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM1.66m
8:25AM1.52m
8:40PM1.61m
9:11AM1.43m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.19m
2:26PM0.28m
3:00AM0.23m
3:08PM0.38m
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clear
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clear
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6:05
6:05
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6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
19
19
20
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
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