Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
110
112
204
196
191
196
354
488
533
403
382
338
332
282
271
277
287
293
433
433
396
403
524
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57PM1.48m
10:55AM1.55m
00:00AM1.47m
12:01PM1.47m
1:01AM1.48m
1:08PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.44m
5:26PM0.15m
5:55AM0.47m
6:27PM0.22m
7:05AM0.47m
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clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
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5:39
5:39
5:39
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
28
27
25
25
24
23
23
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
29
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
129
110
112
204
196
191
196
354
488
533
403
382
338
332
282
271
277
287
293
433
433
396
403
493
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
26
26
29
61
141
142
136
31
31
29
28
14
14
49
79
78
71
153
205
301
324
361
293
209
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
S
7
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
E
10
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
21
23
45
26
38
31
32
7
36
92
86
51
31
16
7
28
79
76
65
67
103
103
127
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
4
1.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
8
10
14
17
27
28
29
28
33
31
23
22
19
35
37
32
29
524
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
25
14
14
0
0
0
3
14
14
76
28
28
14
14
14
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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