Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
690
555
464
464
352
305
231
238
238
225
191
158
158
118
153
405
528
542
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35AM1.33m
2:41PM1.15m
2:34AM1.34m
3:37PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.64m
8:22AM0.44m
8:21PM0.64m
9:19AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
21
20
21
20
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
19
17
19
19
19
18
20
22
19
20
19
20
20
19
21
19
19
19
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