Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.6°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).
	Mon 26					Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	248	223	215	211	211	327	553	541	522	504	469	376	371	367	353	283	217	214	214	138	133
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:05AM1.52m				6:14PM1.72m				6:52AM1.53m				6:57PM1.74m				7:42AM1.52m				7:43PM1.73m
Low Tide			12:02PM0.27m				00:40AM0.07m				12:46PM0.28m				1:26AM0.03m				1:33PM0.30m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	24	23	22	21	21	22	24	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	24	25	25	24	22
Feels °C	23	23	22	21	22	21	21	23	25	24	22	23	22	22	23	22	24	23	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	248	223	136	138	211	327	553	541	522	504	469	376	371	367	353	283	217	214	214	138	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SSE 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	96	60	211	211	136	136	57	53	51	33	33	17	38	38	38	37	37	35	34	34	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SW 20	S 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	SSE 11	S 15	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	W 15	SE 12
kJ	77	97	104	50	43	62	3	3	3	3	4	24	4	8	18	7	7	17	7	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	228	210	215	183	187	181	168	176	251	259	259	227	168	142	118	99	81	83	104	104	80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	The Pass Tongatapu	Motels Tongatapu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	76	87	87	87	59	0	0	0	14	774	774	87	76	14	0	0	25	25	76	59	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage					Lighthouse	Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway					Hideaway	Hideaway	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates		Lighthouse	Frigates
Rating (10 max)					2	3	3	3	3					3	3	2	2	2		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Header Global	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Backdoor United States	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6

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