Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
427
357
311
573
747
674
686
710
596
547
464
464
389
284
229
238
238
229
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.36m
1:36PM1.15m
1:35AM1.33m
2:41PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.59m
7:19AM0.45m
7:17PM0.64m
8:22AM0.44m
8:21PM0.64m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
18
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
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