Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
796
734
630
555
437
430
335
854
921
998
1044
1068
757
853
674
608
640
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.49m
1:11PM1.26m
1:16AM1.49m
2:24PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.31m
6:54PM0.54m
7:59AM0.27m
8:09PM0.51m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
21
20
21
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