Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.8° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
15
1
S
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1.4
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
509
482
412
395
509
730
581
429
388
299
290
290
245
251
257
263
263
230
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36PM1.34m
3:36AM1.62m
4:36PM1.42m
4:35AM1.69m
5:30PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.45m
10:16AM0.12m
10:23PM0.39m
11:11AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
20
20
23
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
23
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
19
18
19
21
20
20
22
23
21
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
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