Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 23). 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)	7ft (2.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	275	219	203	149	128	120	118	116	132	265	444	468	422	355	296	305	305	368	343
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:19PM1.50m				4:35AM1.44m				4:56PM1.59m				5:20AM1.49m				5:34PM1.67m
Low Tide				10:33PM0.36m				10:40AM0.31m				11:14PM0.25m				11:20AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	22	22	22	22	24	25	25	23	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	22
Feels °C	22	21	19	20	21	21	23	23	22	21	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	S 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	275	217	142	45	65	42	44	24	66	63	77	79	128	175	238	305	305	368	343
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	S 9	SSW 20	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	60	16	49	131	120	120	118	116	21	15	41	82	27	37	35	23	21	20	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	SW 22	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 18	SSE 9	SE 7	SSW 20	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 8	SW 14	S 11	S 11	SE 13	SW 21	SW 21	ESE 12
kJ	11	18	22	22	24	17	17	37	17	16	14	6	54	22	21	7	18	18	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	143	219	203	149	128	97	57	105	132	265	444	468	422	355	296	250	244	228	237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Waiapu River East Cape	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1351	76	87	87	59	59	25	1332	87	76	76	87	87	87	76	2170	76	76	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage					Lighthouse	Lighthouse	Frigates
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)		1	2	1	2	2	2		1	2	1	1	2	2	2		2	2	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bawa Indonesia	Playa de Navia Spain	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Benkunqut Indonesia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Outside Corner Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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