Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

25.3° C

Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pipes today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	674	568	431	425	352	307	423	543	607	640	645	622	471	333	365	393	482
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:42PM1.48m				5:41AM1.77m					6:37PM1.54m				6:35AM1.79m				7:30PM1.59m
Low Tide		11:24AM0.01m				11:29PM0.33m					12:17PM-0.05m				00:25AM0.29m				1:09PM-0.08m				1:20AM0.27m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	17	16	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	674	568	431	425	352	307	239	236	189	161	118	114	86	131	110	68	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 11	ESE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 13	SSE 9	SSW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	214	112	11	98	98	98	96	94	70	74	47	47	52	57	24	42	41	40	41	84	49	68	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	NW 12	NW 12	SE 11	NW 12	S 6	NW 16	SSE 13	SSE 12	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	SW 24	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	SSW 13	SE 10	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	206	10	10	11	6	6	5	6	16	10	16	15	10	8	9	9	22	21	20	45	67	25	113	111
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SE 4	SSE 10	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 7
kJ	214	20	279	32	47	61	69	69	52	89	149	160	230	423	543	607	640	645	622	471	333	365	393	482
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	87	87	774	1960	1313	1313	1313	1313	1313	1330	1351	87	87	87	76	76	76	1313	1566	76	76	76	76	87
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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