Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.92° S 25.62° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipe sea temperature is

19.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pipe today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipe at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	78	110	250	357	357	347	304	295	408	383	426	412	380	294	289	167	256	103	96	150	431	542	624
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	SSW	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			8:04AM1.46m				8:35PM1.36m				9:47AM1.43m				10:30PM1.32m					11:22AM1.51m
Low Tide					2:08PM0.83m				2:50AM0.78m				4:32PM0.85m				4:54AM0.79m					6:10PM0.73m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	21	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	15	15	16	18	17	17	18	21	18	19	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 7
kJ	63	42	250	357	357	347	304	295	408	383	426	412	380	294	289	167	256	103	96	130	431	542	226
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 14	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	S 7	E 10	S 8	S 7	S 14	SW 10	S 7	SSW 14
kJ	72	110	31	77	58	42	31	31	70	48	53	53	52	31	39	34	49	40	27	150	204	8	624
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	WSW 12	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	ENE 7	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	78	53	32	32	19	80	78	77	31	10	—	—	72	51	51	50	—	48	31	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	SE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	5	16	21	37	42	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	36	23	23	40	99	190	229	279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	64	64	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	79	143	220	34	17	14	34	17	34	261	261	34	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers	Hullets Reef	Seal Point	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Oyster Bay	Mtati		Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Magna Tubes	Van Stadens Mouth			Van Stadens Mouth	Kromme Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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