Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 15 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
27.7° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3ft (0.9m)20s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.8
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
684
1171
922
876
835
1579
1471
1192
969
892
1136
759
559
443
362
532
573
743
703
649
599
586
493
449
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16PM1.50m
5:25AM1.76m
6:09PM1.54m
6:13AM1.80m
7:02PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.14m
11:11PM0.28m
11:56AM0.04m
00:01AM0.27m
12:46PM-0.03m
00:52AM0.28m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:42
5:40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
25
24
23
24
23
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
504
1171
922
876
835
1579
1471
1192
969
892
1136
759
559
443
362
325
325
261
253
163
154
116
114
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
684
423
268
281
413
22
21
13
33
47
40
93
93
119
137
123
121
6
6
24
24
18
39
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
S
13
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.7
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
24
24
148
54
24
22
8
18
38
24
14
40
38
40
94
7
7
22
21
19
18
6
24
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Energy kJ
296
407
492
465
440
440
382
372
343
307
271
258
251
310
358
532
573
743
703
649
599
586
493
449
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1130
1134
1161
1161
1130
1130
1161
1161
87
87
87
87
87
1332
87
76
76
76
76
76
87
76
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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