Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
27.4° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
469
419
419
412
359
305
300
288
243
234
225
327
399
528
602
683
666
516
449
367
357
253
246
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SSE
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM1.41m
1:58AM1.50m
2:12PM1.37m
2:48AM1.52m
3:11PM1.35m
3:34AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:26PM0.29m
8:10AM0.44m
8:22PM0.35m
9:09AM0.39m
9:12PM0.39m
9:59AM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:38
6
11
8
3
9
5
4
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
28
26
25
24
23
23
25
28
27
25
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
25
24
22
22
22
24
25
33
30
29
27
26
25
28
29
28
27
27
25
25
25
28
29
27
27
27
24
25
25
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
469
469
419
419
412
359
305
300
288
243
234
225
256
261
235
602
683
666
516
449
367
357
151
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
343
278
237
198
169
112
85
118
211
197
105
105
327
399
528
200
200
168
168
151
148
148
253
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Energy kJ
127
100
100
97
91
148
144
186
104
85
180
175
80
78
76
75
65
60
58
42
41
24
24
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
0.1
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
2
104
1
3
2
14
7
10
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
86
6
0
0
0
0
6
104
104
263
6
0
0
0
0
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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