Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 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
28.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
428
418
390
381
343
334
326
447
436
409
382
367
347
429
550
635
660
607
645
392
581
599
783
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
10
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
40
SSE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM1.43m
6:36AM1.59m
7:17PM1.40m
7:11AM1.56m
7:57PM1.37m
7:48AM1.52m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.39m
1:04PM0.19m
1:06AM0.43m
1:42PM0.19m
1:44AM0.47m
2:21PM0.22m
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:47
5:47
5:46
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
6
25
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
25
26
24
21
27
27
27
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
27
26
26
28
25
26
24
25
24
23
26
26
26
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
319
312
305
302
291
343
334
326
447
436
409
382
367
347
303
243
239
236
158
116
154
381
360
330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
34
35
44
44
44
2
2
2
2
2
7
6
6
20
6
38
91
131
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
21
2
7
2
9
7
2
6
6
90
128
204
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
428
428
418
390
381
322
282
282
289
289
289
289
289
307
429
550
635
660
607
645
392
581
599
783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
Distance (km)
87
87
87
87
87
76
76
76
87
76
14
14
76
25
76
87
76
0
76
59
76
28
0
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Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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