Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipes sea temperature is

24.7°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 8PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (05 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 5					Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	437	430	335	854	798	998	986	709	757	904	843	608	640	740	516	1141	1322	1368	1508	1447	1408
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off
High Tide			1:11PM1.26m				1:16AM1.49m				2:24PM1.30m				2:25AM1.52m					3:28PM1.37m
Low Tide	6:47AM0.31m				6:54PM0.54m				7:59AM0.27m				8:09PM0.51m					9:05AM0.21m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	22	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	23	24	24	23	22
Feels °C	23	23	21	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	23	24	24	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	437	430	335	854	798	998	986	709	757	904	843	608	640	740	407	1141	1322	1368	1508	1447	1408
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSE 12	SSW 18	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 6	S 7	S 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 17	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 7
kJ	56	48	223	47	46	46	52	55	38	21	21	21	21	20	516	9	9	8	8	8	89
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 19	SSE 12	SSE 12	—	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	—	S 11	—	—	E 16	S 11	—	—	—	NE 15	S 10	S 10
kJ	154	90	47	27	—	46	24	24	22	—	21	—	—	5	9	—	—	—	9	2	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	137	134	127	129	154	157	124	124	118	137	170	192	209	204	191	197	162	144	135	118	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mu omu a (M&Ms) Vava'u	Mu omu a (M&Ms) Vava'u	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Bowling left Vava'u	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Waidroka Kadavu Passage	Pipes Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	845	845	263	263	856	1278	1161	87	87	87	87	76	87	76	59	14	14	25	25	4	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage															Lighthouse	Hideaway	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates
Rating (10 max)															3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji			Kia Island Reef Viti Levu	Kia Island Reef Viti Levu				Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)			1	1				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Dirk Hartog Island Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Captains South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyard Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Reunion South Africa
Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5

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