Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121212121213138888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113113113113111109103101987271727882577474767680140134183205
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.46
11:16AM
1.49
11:26PM
1.35
12:06PM
1.46
12:25AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.26
5:24PM
0.45
5:35AM
0.37
6:24PM
0.48
6:26AM
0.47
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:41--
Sunset-6:49-------6:50-------6:50------
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Rain (mm)
11------2422-----111--21
Temp. °C292828272626282828272626262627282827262626262727
Feels °C (?)343334323030333231292829292929293029292929292929
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