Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
27.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (24 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 40mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1
SE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
469
469
469
419
419
359
359
352
220
294
253
243
216
327
399
528
700
683
666
516
449
367
357
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:08PM1.41m
1:58AM1.50m
2:12PM1.37m
2:48AM1.52m
3:11PM1.35m
3:34AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.47m
7:26PM0.29m
8:10AM0.44m
8:22PM0.35m
9:09AM0.39m
9:12PM0.39m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
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
2
3
4
6
6
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
28
27
26
25
23
23
23
25
28
27
25
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
25
23
23
22
22
30
33
31
30
28
25
25
26
28
30
28
26
26
25
25
25
28
28
26
27
25
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1
SE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
373
469
469
469
419
419
359
359
352
220
294
253
243
216
216
216
178
700
683
666
516
449
154
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
293
361
343
278
237
198
140
112
85
186
211
197
123
94
75
399
528
175
171
168
164
161
367
357
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
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
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
Energy kJ
127
102
127
100
100
97
91
148
144
106
88
83
180
175
327
78
96
94
89
85
75
57
41
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
NE
4
0.1
E
9
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
38
16
2
81
74
7
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
263
841
104
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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