Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2191
2295
1950
1898
1873
2038
1873
1873
1693
1670
1647
1484
1230
1161
1033
1018
915
902
745
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:08PM1.55m
10:49AM1.32m
11:02PM1.51m
11:56AM1.27m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.30m
4:40PM0.45m
5:38AM0.31m
5:42PM0.51m
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6:15
6:13
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6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
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