Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.3° C
0.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
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)
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2697
3076
2843
2625
2151
2194
1760
1471
1426
1442
1396
1463
1513
1176
1739
1152
900
784
657
668
479
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM1.27m
5:22AM1.49m
6:14PM1.32m
6:02AM1.52m
6:52PM1.36m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.28m
11:16PM0.53m
11:58AM0.23m
11:57PM0.49m
12:36PM0.20m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
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