Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.65° S 151.53° W

Pai-Pai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pai-Pai sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.1° 

Pai-Pai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pai-Pai today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pai-Pai at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
11
1
WNW
10
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
117
115
151
227
223
362
407
450
486
451
555
630
485
478
1362
1512
1469
1447
2109
2002
2228
1689
996
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:16AM0.14m
10:58AM0.14m
11:25PM0.14m
10:47AM0.16m
11:09PM0.16m
10:54AM0.19m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.07m
5:29PM0.04m
5:17AM0.07m
5:26PM0.04m
5:06AM0.06m
5:26PM0.04m
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5:33
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1
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2
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
22
22
22
23
23
20
19
19
20
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