Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.3° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1184
1373
993
854
1837
3538
3178
3014
2977
1517
2866
1588
2911
3016
3114
3035
2462
2826
1355
902
689
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:40AM1.48m
10:06PM1.56m
10:32AM1.37m
10:52PM1.49m
11:28AM1.27m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.29m
4:24AM0.33m
4:30PM0.40m
5:17AM0.38m
5:19PM0.51m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
 mm
8
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
Feels °C
25
24
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
18
19
18
17
18
17
18
17
18
17
18
18
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