Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.2°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
349
376
371
447
277
284
252
227
376
367
258
322
255
239
220
214
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:41PM1.50m
9:31AM1.31m
9:24PM1.42m
10:22AM1.24m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.26m
3:17PM0.53m
4:00AM0.33m
4:05PM0.60m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
24
23
23
23
22
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