Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is
25.3° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2
S
12
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1608
3241
3333
3111
2982
2752
1036
1000
1066
1578
1667
545
742
553
465
456
376
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:52PM1.49m
11:28AM1.27m
11:42PM1.42m
12:30PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.38m
5:19PM0.51m
6:16AM0.43m
6:15PM0.59m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
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5:58
5:58
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
15
15
16
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