Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

25.3° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	342	239	423	571	650	636	560	495	537	551	597	694	810	875	836	778	751	705	703	930	786	748	770	751
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	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
High Tide	6:37PM1.54m				6:35AM1.79m				7:30PM1.59m				7:28AM1.78m				8:21PM1.62m				8:21AM1.72m
Low Tide			00:25AM0.29m				1:09PM-0.08m				1:20AM0.27m				1:58PM-0.06m				2:14AM0.28m				2:47PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	18	18	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	18	17	18	17	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 20	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	342	239	236	189	161	116	114	84	67	68	68	69	71	248	480	485	491	559	703	930	786	748	657	666
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	NW 14	SW 11	SE 21	SE 20	SE 19
kJ	72	72	43	24	28	40	20	38	38	115	113	112	99	89	87	84	75	73	74	7	43	17	61	95
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	SW 24	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	SW 21	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	—	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	10	8	9	9	22	21	20	45	71	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	—	7	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	126	237	423	571	650	636	560	495	537	551	597	694	810	875	836	778	751	705	630	578	592	666	770	751
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Corvette New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Dumbea Left New-Caledonia	Dumbea Left New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Dumbea Left New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	76	76	87	87	1279	1279	1566	76	76	76	76	87	87	76	1295	1295	76	76	14	14	76	76	1313	1295
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage																			Beachouse	Beachouse
Rating (10 max)																			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas				Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas			Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				2	2	3	3	3	2	2			2	3	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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