Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
2.3
ESE
8
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SE
16
1.1
SE
16
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
666
767
767
672
602
587
527
560
546
519
540
807
932
919
1005
981
933
897
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM1.62m
9:14AM1.64m
10:01PM1.60m
10:09AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.30m
3:35PM0.09m
4:04AM0.33m
4:23PM0.20m
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6:39
6:39
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5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
18
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
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