Another lay day at Fiji Pro surfing

Action at the Fiji Pro surfing event has been called off for the fifth consecutive day.

World Surf League Fiji Pro 2015

Action at the Fiji Pro surfing event has been called off for the fifth consecutive day. (AAP)

The Fiji Pro surfing event has been called off for a fifth consecutive day due to small surf and strong winds.

To make matters worse, officials are hinting that it is going to be several more days before competitors can get into the water.

However, organisers will reconvene early on Sunday morning to assess the conditions and make the call on whether action will be possible.

"We will not get competition underway today," said World Surf League commissioner Kieren Perrow.

"There has been a little increase, but the swell has been pretty torn apart. There is a lot of wind swell in the mix.

"We are looking at a long period with small energy underneath that, so we will not get any heats done today. We will come back again tomorrow. It is looking like a few more small days."

When competition resumes, the current world No.1, Australian Matt Wilkinson, will go head-to-head against Brazil's Alejo Muniz in heat 12 of round three.

Before that, heat nine will be an all-Australian affair when Mick Fanning meets Adam Melling.

Other Australians scheduled for action are Matt Banting, Josh Kerr, Taj Burrow and Adrian Buchan.


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