Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.2°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
284
284
258
227
376
367
258
322
255
239
220
214
214
268
318
322
382
482
450
635
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.31m
9:24PM1.42m
10:22AM1.24m
10:13PM1.35m
11:20AM1.19m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.53m
4:00AM0.33m
4:05PM0.60m
4:52AM0.39m
5:00PM0.65m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:37
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Temp °C
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
24
25
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
24
24
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
23
23
23
22
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