Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
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)
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
14
1.9
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
1214
1054
837
773
752
647
742
742
722
379
368
336
336
682
875
934
898
795
759
653
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:04PM1.31m
00:31AM1.47m
1:07PM1.24m
1:23AM1.43m
2:11PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.43m
7:00AM0.42m
6:58PM0.52m
8:00AM0.43m
7:55PM0.58m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
25
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
23
24
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
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