Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.7°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 12PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1038
924
911
911
732
732
712
595
586
310
413
584
530
449
455
449
367
362
362
362
367
261
264
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
30
ENE
10
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM1.31m
11:54PM1.48m
1:05PM1.32m
1:07AM1.47m
2:14PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.24m
5:37PM0.53m
6:34AM0.26m
6:53PM0.54m
7:45AM0.25m
8:08PM0.50m
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Temp °C
22
22
23
24
25
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
21
22
24
26
25
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
24
22
25
21
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
24
22
23
24
25
23
23
24
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