Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
686
686
686
762
782
722
669
407
614
629
617
547
483
534
614
717
509
730
581
515
388
442
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM1.52m
2:28PM1.27m
2:34AM1.56m
3:36PM1.34m
3:36AM1.62m
4:36PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.29m
8:12PM0.49m
9:16AM0.21m
9:20PM0.45m
10:16AM0.12m
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
22
23
22
22
21
20
21
21
23
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
18
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
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