Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 +12
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111101010171616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37777294449085827978767569494976130173173220232283275334
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
1.20
4:11PM
1.43
5:07AM
1.24
4:55PM
1.47
5:49AM
1.28
5:36PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.58
10:53PM
0.31
10:47AM
0.55
11:34PM
0.26
11:30AM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-5:43-------5:43-------5:45------
Sunset-----6:50-------6:50-------6:50--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------1331-1121---
Temp. °C252528303028262625252830302826262525283030282726
Feels °C (?)282830323130282928283133333230302828323433323130
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