Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.5°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
0.9
SW
15
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
E
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
727
687
663
805
700
587
587
525
518
483
434
385
394
404
358
355
311
438
395
471
494
442
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
7:19AM1.51m
7:24PM1.63m
8:02AM1.45m
8:02PM1.57m
8:45AM1.38m
8:41PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.15m
1:15PM0.31m
1:49AM0.16m
1:54PM0.38m
2:30AM0.20m
2:34PM0.46m
rain showers
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clear
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part cloud
rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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5:41
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5:39
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6:07
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
21
22
23
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
20
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