Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSE
9
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
368
368
379
682
656
697
669
554
544
352
303
312
312
202
207
254
328
193
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.43m
2:11PM1.19m
2:15AM1.40m
3:11PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.52m
8:00AM0.43m
7:55PM0.58m
8:58AM0.41m
8:52PM0.60m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
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