Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipes sea temperature is

25.2° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	807	932	919	1005	981	933	897	863	1311	1527	2085	2001	2268	2516	2222	1813	1688	1487	1230	1214	1054	1014	773
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				10:09AM1.53m				10:50PM1.57m				11:05AM1.41m				11:40PM1.52m					12:04PM1.31m
Low Tide		4:04AM0.33m				4:23PM0.20m				5:00AM0.37m				5:12PM0.32m				5:59AM0.40m					6:03PM0.43m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	24	24	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	24	23	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	19	19	18	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	24	24	26	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	807	932	919	1005	981	933	897	863	683	1527	2085	2001	2268	2516	2222	1813	1688	1487	1230	1214	1054	1014	773
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 21	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	485	479	424	418	412	407	407	407	1311	730	431	476	253	253	253	249	205	215	172	97	82	62	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	NW 12	W 12	S 26	SE 8	SSW 24	SSW 24	SSW 22	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 13	SW 15	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 21	S 21	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	3	6	3	13	79	111	314	794	401	347	368	304	171	10	10	19	9	9	9	167	154	149	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	406	395	385	336	246	292	279	239	209	155	156	196	234	186	156	131	127	117	117	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Desperations Mamanucas	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Hopscotch Efate	The Pass Tongatapu	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Vunaniu Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	76	76	76	95	1018	1018	76	14	14	14	76	991	774	991	14	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage								Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway					Beachouse	Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway	Daku	Hideaway	Hideaway	Uatotoka	Uatotoka
Rating (10 max)								4	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas			Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas				Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Daku Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Uatotoka Kadavu Passage	Uatotoka Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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