Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.0°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
379
363
373
322
280
249
220
214
160
160
148
341
360
594
900
1094
1289
1289
1379
1350
1117
1102
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:27AM1.37m
4:25PM1.23m
4:14AM1.42m
5:06PM1.30m
4:56AM1.47m
5:43PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.36m
10:08PM0.57m
10:50AM0.30m
10:52PM0.52m
11:28AM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
20
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
18
19
21
20
18
16
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