Pipes surf break

Pipes surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 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 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore 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 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
433
441
499
373
361
469
469
419
419
359
305
305
300
294
248
239
229
327
399
528
700
683
666
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:01AM1.48m
1:08PM1.41m
1:58AM1.50m
2:12PM1.37m
2:48AM1.52m
3:11PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.22m
7:05AM0.47m
7:26PM0.29m
8:10AM0.44m
8:22PM0.35m
9:09AM0.39m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
1
1
1
2
6
1
2
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
26
28
28
26
25
24
24
24
25
28
27
25
24
24
24
23
25
27
27
25
29
27
27
26
28
31
32
30
29
27
28
27
28
31
28
26
26
27
27
25
28
28
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
417
433
441
301
373
361
469
469
419
419
359
305
305
300
294
248
239
229
229
225
225
700
683
666
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
70
153
249
124
258
258
298
246
237
172
140
115
85
214
211
197
180
96
327
399
528
220
216
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.2
E
9
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
WSW
9
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
78
79
65
6
127
102
127
100
100
97
91
148
144
106
88
98
92
175
75
75
82
72
68
63
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.5
ESE
11
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
55
55
64
499
62
62
84
74
85
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
3
0
0
0
0
3
263
263
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
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
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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