Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
9
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
363
461
387
396
456
456
485
327
459
451
286
362
334
288
280
288
280
295
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:13AM1.25m
2:19PM1.24m
2:11AM1.28m
3:03PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.68m
7:48AM0.45m
8:13PM0.64m
8:38AM0.42m
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Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
20
23
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22
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21
21
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22
Feels °C
19
18
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18
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19
19
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