Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 16 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 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.1
ESE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1471
1192
969
892
1082
759
559
443
362
480
826
783
703
703
743
637
572
560
528
471
429
402
402
419
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM1.76m
6:09PM1.54m
6:13AM1.80m
7:02PM1.55m
7:03AM1.80m
7:57PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.04m
00:01AM0.27m
12:46PM-0.03m
00:52AM0.28m
1:38PM-0.06m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:40
5:40
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
23
24
24
24
25
26
25
23
24
24
24
24
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
23
22
23
24
24
25
26
24
23
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
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
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
1471
1192
969
892
1082
759
559
443
212
325
264
261
253
163
154
116
114
114
114
113
95
61
58
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
10
0.1
S
19
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
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
21
13
39
73
40
120
132
157
362
123
7
6
6
24
24
18
39
24
38
21
31
31
31
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
24
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
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
8
18
38
25
14
39
38
36
8
7
11
22
21
19
18
6
24
38
22
34
20
20
19
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
440
406
387
319
236
231
197
225
255
480
826
783
703
703
743
637
572
560
528
471
429
402
402
419
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1161
87
1130
1130
87
1351
1332
87
76
87
76
76
76
76
87
87
76
76
76
86
76
76
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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