Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
441
474
600
795
787
1251
2345
2036
1817
1983
1411
1498
1407
1256
1081
1379
1405
1547
1588
2613
1739
2070
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:01PM1.14m
00:54AM1.28m
2:07PM1.15m
1:57AM1.29m
3:03PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.46m
6:40PM0.67m
7:41AM0.46m
7:49PM0.67m
8:40AM0.43m
8:49PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
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