Pippi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Coast – New South Wales, Australia)

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Pippi Beach Surf Guide

Pippi Beach on the North Coast is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while The best wind direction is from the west northwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for sharks.

Pippi Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	inconsistent	23.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pippi Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pippi Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Pippi Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pippi Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 43% of the time in July while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 12% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

43%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

45%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

12%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pippi Beach Location Map

Interactive Pippi Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Pippi Beach is Coffs Harbour (Coff's Harbour) Airport (CFS) in Australia, which is 100 km (62 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Pippi Beach is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL), also in Australia, 143 km (89 miles) away.

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Pippi Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 17:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	ESE	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass

What does Pippi Beach look like?

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Tides at Pippi Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Iluka, Australia, 3 km from Pippi Beach.

Next High Water: 11:20pm | 1.53m

Next Low Water: 06:12am | 0.64m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pippi Beach Sea Temperature

The Pippi Beach water temperature is warm (23.3 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 23.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite