Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.7°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (23 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	223	201	275	217	163	167	120	120	118	196	249	306	371	392	314	288	288	305	305	368	343
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	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-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:19PM1.50m				4:35AM1.44m				4:56PM1.59m				5:20AM1.49m				5:34PM1.67m
Low Tide		10:01AM0.34m				10:33PM0.36m				10:40AM0.31m				11:14PM0.25m				11:20AM0.28m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	23	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	23	24	23	23	22
Feels °C	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	22	21	21	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	20	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	S 8	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	87	87	275	217	44	35	65	57	43	85	66	63	78	79	128	175	238	305	305	368	343
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 20	S 15	S 14	S 8	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	223	201	60	66	142	131	120	120	118	37	17	16	12	82	27	37	24	22	20	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 8	S 23	S 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 12	SW 14	S 11	SW 12	SE 13	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	55	28	11	16	22	22	24	22	21	19	37	41	41	12	54	23	35	7	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	172	115	143	143	163	167	111	82	82	196	249	306	371	392	314	288	288	268	268	268	237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Vunaniu Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	2	2
Distance (km)	25	25	1351	76	87	87	59	3	76	1332	76	76	87	76	87	87	76	1332	1938	76	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Frigates	Frigates					Lighthouse	Hideaway
Rating (10 max)	2	2					1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas			Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	3	2		1	2	1	2	2	1		1	2	1	1	1	2	2			2	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Krui Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bawa Indonesia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Outside Corner Indonesia	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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