Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.4° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1426
1442
1332
1332
1598
1176
1384
1152
914
784
880
521
546
437
393
303
248
228
220
202
198
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM1.32m
6:02AM1.52m
6:52PM1.36m
6:41AM1.54m
7:29PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.23m
11:57PM0.49m
12:36PM0.20m
00:37AM0.47m
1:12PM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
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5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
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