Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.9°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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
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)
0.8
SSW
14
1.5
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
264
221
196
196
238
215
295
306
398
414
408
371
358
322
374
374
391
391
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53PM1.59m
7:41AM1.39m
7:31PM1.54m
8:24AM1.35m
8:11PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.16m
1:27PM0.45m
2:05AM0.19m
2:08PM0.50m
2:47AM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
25
26
26
25
23
23
22
22
25
26
25
24
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
21
23
24
23
23
23
21
22
21
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