Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 24 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	312	312	227	251	207	216	193	177	181	268	261	236	222	230	234	230	230	211	265	280	243	243	265
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	2:15AM1.40m					3:11PM1.19m				3:06AM1.40m				4:05PM1.20m				3:54AM1.42m				4:52PM1.23m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.41m				8:52PM0.60m					9:50AM0.37m				9:44PM0.59m				10:36AM0.33m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	22	24	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	19	20	20	21	20	20	20	22	22	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	21	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	280	201	205	251	207	216	173	177	181	163	166	169	143	230	234	230	230	211	265	280	243	243	265
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 20	SW 16
kJ	312	312	227	178	175	172	193	136	108	268	261	236	222	219	215	170	133	129	94	90	65	186	261
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 16	SW 15	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 19	SSW 12	SSW 19
kJ	49	80	59	13	12	12	12	94	112	25	11	19	40	9	2	2	16	15	54	83	142	56	248
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	103	107	97	79	61	49	64	44	34	34	36	28	27	31	15	28	53	79	62	47	45	39	28
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	1231	87	76	76	87	25	14	0	0	0	0	25	87	774	774	87	87	87	87	76	87	25	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage						Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates										Frigates	Frigates
Rating (10 max)						2	2	2	2	2	2	2										2	3
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Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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