Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 +12
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Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pipes sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 6AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (13 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
22
1
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1787
1811
1763
1716
1693
1578
1556
1534
1491
1299
1161
1161
1379
1074
950
850
745
615
952
718
684
1171
922
876
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:12AM1.49m
3:31PM1.38m
3:55AM1.59m
4:24PM1.44m
4:39AM1.69m
5:16PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.37m
9:30AM0.40m
9:35PM0.34m
10:19AM0.27m
10:22PM0.30m
11:07AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:42
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
26
27
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
Energy kJ
1787
1811
1763
1716
1693
1578
1556
1534
1491
1299
1161
1161
1379
1074
950
850
745
615
606
520
444
1171
922
876
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SW
26
0.6
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
22
1
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
28
28
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
26
26
26
15
170
374
563
487
595
952
718
684
423
273
253
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.4
SW
26
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
23
23
23
15
171
26
24
24
24
24
15
22
24
24
148
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
62
72
20
55
36
52
39
11
13
19
52
35
39
47
72
95
158
183
221
271
279
271
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
14
76
774
774
87
87
14
25
25
25
1161
87
87
87
87
87
87
76
87
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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