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Fiji Under 20 rugby coach Inoke Male told FBC News - the team was training when the tidal waves struck.
The team lost belongings such as shoes, towels and clothes.
Anwa Khan from Sydney who was driving from Nadi to Suva called FBC News from Sigatoka to say waves have reached the highway which is now strewn with debris.
"The water was just coming right on-top of the road so we stopped the car and actually the water spray went right over the car and threw all the rubbish onto the road and went back. There were some fishes on the roads. The villagers have started coming to the road and started picking things. Patches on the roads you can see all the woods, coconuts, logs and coral. All the villages along the coast have water in their backyard."
There has been no confirmation as yet of major damages or injuries but details are still coming in.
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Residents along the Coral Coast who reside beside the sea are being advised to move to higher ground before high tide at 9 o'clock tonight as more waves are expected to break over land.
Members of the public were caught by surprise this morning when huge tidal-like waves swept over land strewing debris and fish along the Queen's Highway and sweeping belongings out to sea.
According to Prasad the waves were a result of heavy swells caused by a high pressure system to the far south of Fiji.
Prasad adds the high swells coupled with the high tide caused the waves to burst over land this morning and the same can be expected at high tide tonight.
"You can expect the waves to pass unimpeded and damage some coastline. You can expect water to pass over land at 9pm today. So if you can just move to higher ground and secure your belongings."
He says 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.
Prasad says the heavy swells will start diminishing tomorrow.
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