Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.2
E
9
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
236
344
471
414
398
226
246
220
377
367
362
357
357
208
251
347
214
257
293
300
277
273
262
257
319
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56AM1.26m
9:39PM1.36m
10:48AM1.23m
10:29PM1.31m
11:42AM1.23m
11:24PM1.26m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.29m
3:36PM0.60m
4:18AM0.35m
4:28PM0.64m
5:07AM0.39m
5:25PM0.67m
5:58AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:24
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Temp °C
21
21
25
25
26
24
23
22
22
22
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
26
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
26
24
26
26
24
24
24
24
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
24
23
24
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