Duty forecaster Raneil Prasad said waves that hit the area reently were a result of heavy swells caused by a high pressure system to the far south of Fiji.
He said while a high pressure normally brings fine weather, its southerly winds picked up waves that developed into high swells by the time it reached Fiji.
He added that high swells coupled with the high tide caused the waves to burst over land and the same can be expected at high tide.
“You can expect the waves to pass unimpeded and damage some coastline. You can expect water to pass over land. So, if you can just move to higher ground and secure your belongings.”
Prasad said the heavy swells will start diminishing soon.
