Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.27° S 177.89° E

Issued: 5 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	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	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1342	1081	934	692	674	550	573	512	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	584	568	437	425	352	459	679
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:48AM1.67m				4:45PM1.41m				4:45AM1.73m				5:42PM1.48m				5:41AM1.77m					6:37PM1.54m
Low Tide				10:28AM0.10m				10:31PM0.38m				11:24AM0.01m				11:29PM0.33m					12:17PM-0.05m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	20	20	21	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	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
kJ	1342	1081	934	692	550	550	408	380	1021	835	644	1206	1170	1170	957	749	683	584	568	437	425	352	307	243
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 11
kJ	703	762	469	452	674	519	573	512	286	189	214	202	131	98	98	73	71	51	40	37	29	47	40	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 21	S 11	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 19	S 11	SW 14	SSE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 12	NW 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 12	NW 16	NW 15
kJ	23	22	116	40	176	339	485	380	163	203	206	10	11	11	11	6	6	70	68	74	47	15	10	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	S 11	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	247	—	9	14	18	31	67	102	59	90	104	119	181	459	679
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	14	25	14	14	0	0	87	87	774	774	1960	87	1313	1313	1313	1313	87	87	1351	76	76
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Frigates	Beachouse	Beachouse	Hideaway	Hideaway
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas				Restaurants Mamanucas					Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas		Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3				3					2	2		2	2
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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