Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2PM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)20s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2085
2001
2268
2516
2222
1813
1708
1487
1230
1214
1054
837
773
752
647
647
742
722
379
368
368
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:05AM1.41m
11:40PM1.52m
12:04PM1.31m
00:31AM1.47m
1:07PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.32m
5:59AM0.40m
6:03PM0.43m
7:00AM0.42m
6:58PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
23
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
23
25
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
25
23
24
25
25
24
21
21
22
22
22
22
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