Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is

26.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pipeline today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (11 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NNE 9	SSW 13	SSW 14	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	264	264	261	236	229	229	226	283	223	223	242	122	124	124	138	99	121	138	138	138	84	54	57
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:38AM0.55m				2:44PM0.65m				3:20AM0.59m				3:00PM0.59m				4:01AM0.62m				3:11PM0.54m
Low Tide			8:28AM0.19m				9:07PM0.15m				9:10AM0.25m				9:24PM0.13m				9:53AM0.31m				9:42PM0.12m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	25	25	26	25	25
Feels °C	23	24	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	26	25	25	26	25	25	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NE 7	E 11	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	264	264	261	236	229	229	56	229	65	70	96	103	118	115	138	152	172	138	138	138	112	115	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 12
kJ	125	89	128	46	69	69	226	283	223	223	242	122	124	124	66	79	59	63	107	104	84	54	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	NNE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 11	NE 8	S 11	S 11	S 10	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	ENE 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	SW 12	SW 14
kJ	72	72	56	29	28	27	43	57	36	36	35	87	87	69	116	99	121	46	57	26	26	37	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 11	E 11	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 4	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	181	143	120	263	232	404	233	—	170	163	160	169	166	163	11	7	13	15	22	22	11	108	88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Log Cabins HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Leftovers/Rightovers HAW - Oahu	Avalanche HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Haleiwa/Toilet Bowl HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	11	2	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Point Panic	Bomboras	Ranches	Chuns and Jocks Reefs	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Pipeline	Ranches	Ranches	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Big Lefts	Ranches	Ranches	Big Lefts	Big Lefts	Pipeline	Pipeline	Ranches	Maili Point	Ranches	Maili Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Big Lefts HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	7	6	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	5

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