Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
E
8
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
91
68
70
116
102
97
96
97
100
72
77
106
114
118
63
60
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:43PM1.73m
8:34AM1.49m
8:34PM1.68m
9:32AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.03m
2:23PM0.35m
3:09AM0.06m
3:19PM0.41m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
22
21
24
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
25
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
25
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
27
25
26
27
26
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