Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	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 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	334	226	223	201	275	217	160	163	120	120	118	156	207	306	444	415	314	276	238	305	305	368	343
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	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-off	cross-off	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	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:50AM1.38m				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	21	21	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	23	25	24	23	22	22	22	21	23	24	24	23	22
Feels °C	20	20	22	21	20	21	20	19	20	21	22	23	21	21	19	19	20	19	21	21	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 19	SE 8	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	87	87	87	67	275	66	45	49	52	57	57	85	66	63	78	79	128	175	69	305	305	368	343
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 8	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 20	S 15	S 14	S 13	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 19	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	334	226	223	201	63	217	142	131	120	120	118	37	17	16	14	82	27	37	238	22	19	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 23	S 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SW 12	SE 13	SW 21	SW 21	ESE 12
kJ	49	58	55	56	11	16	22	22	24	22	21	19	37	41	41	12	25	25	35	7	18	18	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	159	173	169	143	140	138	160	163	114	82	69	156	207	306	444	415	314	276	163	214	214	208	208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Shipwrecks 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	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	76	25	25	25	841	76	87	76	25	0	76	1330	76	76	87	76	87	87	76	1332	87	76	87
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage		Frigates	Frigates	Frigates					Frigates	Hideaway
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2					1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	1	1	1	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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