Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.92° N 118.43° W

Pipe WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipe sea temperature is
21.0° C
3.0° 

Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Pipe surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with 322 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pipe this week:

The surf forecast for Pipe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pipe in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 15th Jul)1.5ft (0.4m) 18s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 16th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 7s
Most Powerful11AM (Tue 21st Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pipe over the next 16 days.


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