Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.8°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (24 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	118	99	143	214	268	346	349	322	288	305	305	368	343	326	310	292	273	280	246	218	211
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	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	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:56PM1.59m				5:20AM1.49m				5:34PM1.67m					6:05AM1.52m				6:14PM1.72m
Low Tide		10:40AM0.31m				11:14PM0.25m				11:20AM0.28m				11:56PM0.15m					12:02PM0.27m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	24	23	22	21	21	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	22	23	25	24	23	22
Feels °C	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	19	21	22	23	21	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18
kJ	41	40	26	62	62	79	128	175	238	305	305	368	343	326	258	251	248	223	136	138	211
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	S 13	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SW 20	SSW 19	SW 19	SSE 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14
kJ	118	68	66	14	14	82	36	37	24	23	20	19	19	17	97	145	96	60	211	211	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 20	S 15	S 14	SSW 20	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 12	SE 13	SW 21	SW 21	ESE 12	SSE 18	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 15	SW 20	S 14	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	21	37	17	16	41	12	25	22	35	7	18	18	15	30	17	18	77	97	104	50	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	77	99	143	214	268	346	349	322	288	244	237	268	294	285	310	292	273	280	246	218	192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frigates Kadavu Passage	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Desperations Mamanucas	Dumbea Left New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	25	1351	87	76	76	87	87	87	76	1332	76	76	1313	76	76	76	76	95	1295	76	76
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Frigates
Rating (10 max)	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas		Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	2		1	2	1	2	2	2	2		2	2		2	3	2	2	2		2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Benkunqut Indonesia	La Nora Spain	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	North Shore Breakers Bermuda
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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