Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pipeline today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 69 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 80 | 79 | 28 | 103 | 129 | 130 | 100 | 103 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM0.52m | 7:40AM0.53m | 3:28PM0.49m | 10:00AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.40m | 11:40PM0.17m | 12:35PM0.47m | 00:09AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 338 | 338 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 229 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 103 | 23 | 69 | 130 | 69 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 7 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 80 | 79 | 13 | 71 | 129 | 69 | 100 | 103 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 103 | 28 | 27 | 92 | 60 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 385 | 375 | 319 | 252 | 222 | 215 | 192 | 168 | 161 | 181 | 168 | 156 | 135 | 131 | 135 | 94 | 137 | 113 | 113 | 146 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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