Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s

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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 25					Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	261	236	222	230	234	230	230	211	223	235	243	243	448	854	1415	2230	2697	3076	2843	2729	2313
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				4:05PM1.20m				3:54AM1.42m				4:52PM1.23m				4:39AM1.45m				5:34PM1.27m
Low Tide		9:50AM0.37m				9:44PM0.59m				10:36AM0.33m				10:32PM0.56m				11:19AM0.28m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	23	24	23	23	21	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	166	169	143	230	234	230	230	211	223	235	243	243	261	854	1415	2230	2697	3076	2843	2729	2313
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 20	SSW 19	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SE 15	SE 11	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	261	236	222	219	215	167	154	129	94	90	65	186	248	177	211	169	215	77	174	293	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 19	SSW 12	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	—	SW 18
kJ	24	19	40	9	2	2	16	15	54	83	142	56	46	41	40	64	78	106	75	—	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 12	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	SE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	33	26	27	26	13	17	22	41	49	51	35	33	448	32	18	20	—	202	35	35	35
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	25	25	25	774	87	76	87	87	87	774	774	774	774	14	14	774	1130	1130	1130	1130
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Vunaniu	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates											Beachouse	Beachouse
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2											4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Vunaniu Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas					Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2		2	2	1	1	2					4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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