Kia Island Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.18° S 179.05° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kia Island Reef sea temperature is

26.4° C

Kia Island Reef 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 Kia Island Reef today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kia Island Reef at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

Table - waves today at Kia Island Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	223	217	138	186	191	161	171	209	191	191	227	220	234	265	240	240	240	209	253	253	277	259	246	253
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:37AM1.90m				7:23PM1.67m				7:26AM1.82m				8:12PM1.64m				8:16AM1.70m					9:01PM1.59m
Low Tide	00:27AM0.23m				1:07PM-0.05m				1:18AM0.27m				1:54PM0.04m				2:10AM0.33m				2:41PM0.16m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	6:31
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
Feels °C	17	16	16	18	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	ENE 8	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	223	217	138	138	138	138	138	136	99	96	92	71	70	70	70	46	46	209	44	43	43	42	42	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	—	—	W 20	W 20	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	NW 13	SW 16	SW 16	W 16	W 16	SW 16	W 16
kJ	7	7	8	—	—	7	8	7	7	13	12	27	11	10	9	9	10	44	10	10	5	5	10	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 18	—	SW 12	—	—	—	W 15	—	SW 8	SW 16	SW 8	—	—	W 8	—	W 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	6	—	—	—	4	—	3	10	3	—	—	1	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 4	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	168	147	90	186	191	161	171	209	191	191	227	220	234	265	240	240	240	9	253	253	277	259	246	253
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Corvette New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Corvette New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Corvette New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	1494	270	270	270	270	272	272	1494	272	270	270	1494	270	270
Best forecast wave conditions in Viti Levu	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay		Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay	Momi Bay					Momi Bay	Momi Bay		Momi Bay	Momi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3		2	2	2	3					3	2		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4		3	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	3		3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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