Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	573	512	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	674	568	431	425	352	342	344	661	717	703	703	670	605
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				4:45AM1.73m				5:42PM1.48m				5:41AM1.77m					6:37PM1.54m				6:35AM1.79m
Low Tide		10:31PM0.38m				11:24AM0.01m				11:29PM0.33m					12:17PM-0.05m				00:25AM0.29m				1:09PM-0.08m


	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	23	22	22
Feels °C	20	20	19	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	447	297	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	674	568	431	425	352	342	239	236	189	161	118	114	84
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	ESE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 6	SSE 10	SSE 11	NW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	573	512	275	170	143	112	131	11	98	98	96	70	39	65	47	47	28	42	25	9	43	56	40	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SW 19	S 11	SW 14	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 10	NW 15	NW 15	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22
kJ	485	380	125	203	146	10	11	11	11	11	5	4	70	68	16	15	72	8	9	22	22	21	20	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 11	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 10	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	8	9	259	28	34	34	245	34	43	55	66	34	41	131	146	119	344	661	717	703	703	670	605
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Motels Tongatapu	Motels Tongatapu	Motels Tongatapu	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Corvette New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	14	87	87	87	87	774	774	774	1313	1313	1313	1313	1313	1330	87	87	76	87	76	76	1279	1330	1332	76
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Beachouse
Rating (10 max)	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas										Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas				Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3										2	2	2	2	2	2				2
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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