Typhoon Alley 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 19.00° S 178.50° E

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Typhoon Alley sea temperature is

24.7° C

Typhoon Alley 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 Typhoon Alley today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Typhoon Alley at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Sat 18					Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	844	813	989	952	903	879	795	856	828	875	853	909	770	760	1122	1180	1845	1734	2033	2070	1900
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:26AM1.55m				10:11PM1.52m				10:21AM1.46m				11:01PM1.50m				11:16AM1.36m
Low Tide				3:46PM0.06m				4:15AM0.28m				4:35PM0.16m				5:11AM0.31m				5:24PM0.26m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 14	SSW 20	SE 13	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	844	813	989	952	903	879	795	856	773	773	763	909	770	760	589	1180	780	1734	2033	2070	1900
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 16	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 15	SE 14	SSW 20	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	441	362	353	349	344	452	695	789	828	875	853	667	606	597	584	564	1845	465	572	394	394
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 20	NW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	S 26	SSW 25	SSW 24	SSW 23	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 12	S 23	S 11
kJ	3	7	6	6	37	6	3	3	3	13	60	111	309	759	1122	576	362	362	24	42	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	653	584	556	555	605	576	542	484	484	463	410	399	388	348	261	212	227	343	260	279	239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Tavarua Rights Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	British Beach Efate	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Wilkes Pass Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Hideaway Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	176	176	187	186	176	176	176	176	176	176	1087	176	176	138	138	115	115	190	195	1062	127
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage																Hideaway	Hideaway				Hideaway
Rating (10 max)																4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Tavarua Rights Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Wilkes Pass Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas		Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4		5
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage 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	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6

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