Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

26.0°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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)	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 15	SW 15	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 8	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	358	408	461	408	399	433	360	344	294	279	309	264	257	342	328	309	284	219	302	273	238	244	211	167
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	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	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
High Tide				3:39PM1.58m				4:01AM1.45m				4:23PM1.61m				4:51AM1.46m				5:02PM1.63m				5:37AM1.46m
Low Tide		9:16AM0.28m				9:56PM0.31m				10:05AM0.30m				10:44PM0.24m				10:49AM0.32m				11:27PM0.19m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—
	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	6:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	25	26	25	24	22	22	21	23	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	25	25	23	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	22	23	22	23	21	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	63	61	60	60	59	58	171	169	160	279	309	264	257	342	328	309	219	219	215	172	170	164	103	101
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9	SE 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	NW 13	NW 13	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	8	8	9	47	69	66	56	56	56	2	5	30	30	6	6	6	5	5	7	7	—	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 11	S 9	SE 11	S 8	—	S 18	S 17	S 16	W 11	—	—	—	S 21	S 21	S 21
kJ	12	12	30	9	8	8	8	8	8	5	2	5	6	—	6	6	5	2	—	—	—	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	358	408	461	408	399	433	360	344	294	254	249	249	238	208	193	256	284	194	302	273	238	244	211	167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Scott Point Northland	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	The Pass Tongatapu	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Whatipu Auckland	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Tavarua Rights Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	76	1351	1879	86	76	76	76	76	76	774	1332	76	25	0	14	76	76	2115	1566	86	76	76	76	76
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Rating (10 max)													2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	3	3	2	2			2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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