Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

25.9°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 15	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	288	363	313	313	313	275	134	157	251	423	358	408	461	461	452	418	400	344	300	294	309	276	257	342	328	250
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE
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	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
High Tide	2:03AM1.44m				2:50PM1.52m					3:05AM1.44m				3:39PM1.58m				4:01AM1.45m				4:23PM1.61m				4:51AM1.46m
Low Tide			8:22AM0.26m					9:01PM0.39m				9:16AM0.28m				9:56PM0.31m				10:05AM0.30m				10:44PM0.24m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	26	26	25	24	23	23	24	23	26	26	26	24	24	24	23	23	25	26	25	24	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	24	23	25	25	23	23	23	24	25	23	26	25	25	23	24	24	23	22	24	23	23	22	23	22	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 10	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13
kJ	212	202	136	136	103	106	112	157	83	65	63	61	60	60	59	58	171	169	160	279	309	264	257	197	199	225
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSW 13	SW 13	E 11	SE 9	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 17
kJ	37	20	19	22	20	18	111	83	64	31	18	8	9	47	69	66	56	56	56	5	12	30	30	342	328	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 13	E 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 12	SSE 9	S 9	SE 11	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	S 18	S 17
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	18	18	8	17	12	12	30	7	7	8	8	3	8	2	5	1	6	7	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	—	ESE 8
kJ	288	363	313	313	313	275	134	137	251	423	358	408	461	461	452	418	400	344	300	294	287	276	238	304	—	250
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2
Distance (km)	28	76	86	1331	87	76	76	14	28	28	86	1331	1351	86	76	76	76	76	76	1282	1332	76	76	0	0	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Hideaway							Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway														Waidroka	Waidroka	Hideaway
Rating (10 max)	3							2	2	3														3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas			Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas			Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Waidroka Kadavu Passage	Waidroka Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	3	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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