Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

25.8°C

Pipes 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 Pipes today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	838	672	578	493	447	373	362	328	371	363	321	306	268	275	134	255	217	396	358	408	461	399	391	314	307	391
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:54AM1.45m				1:54PM1.46m				2:03AM1.44m				2:50PM1.52m					3:05AM1.44m				3:39PM1.58m				4:01AM1.45m
Low Tide			7:22AM0.24m				7:58PM0.46m				8:22AM0.26m					9:01PM0.39m				9:16AM0.28m				9:56PM0.31m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	25	26	26	25	23	23	23	23	25	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	25	26	26	24	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	23	24	25	25	25	25	23	24	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	23	23	22	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SE 9	SW 13	E 11	ESE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	838	672	578	493	447	373	362	269	212	202	136	136	104	106	112	83	59	396	63	61	60	60	59	58	171	169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SE 8	SE 9	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSW 13	S 10	SW 13	SSW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	61	88	81	76	71	84	129	57	38	20	19	22	22	21	111	17	83	65	19	9	9	47	69	66	56	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 14	S 11	S 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 13	E 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	65	55	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	18	8	8	19	12	12	30	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 4	E 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	197	208	214	214	220	48	48	328	371	363	321	306	268	275	134	255	217	—	358	408	461	399	391	314	307	391
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Tavarua Rights Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Desperations Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	76	76	76	87	76	86	76	14	28	28	76	95	76	76	14	76	14	0	76	1351	87	76	76	76	76	76
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage								Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway					Frigates		Hideaway	Vunaniu
Rating (10 max)								3	3	3					2		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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