Pipe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Pipe Surf Guide

Pipe in Los Angeles County is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Best around high tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc..) and locals.

Pipe Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pipe:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pipe occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Pipe (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pipe with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in January while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

36%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pipe Location Map

Interactive Pipe surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pipe is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pipe is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Pipe Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 05:02 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	on	on

Tides at Pipe

Current tide and informaton

For El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California, 1 km from Pipe.

Next High Water: 12:43pm | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 06:03am | -0.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pipe Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at Pipe is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite