Pipeline Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Pipeline today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
196
191
188
136
186
183
178
168
161
158
154
151
127
149
147
147
201
196
174
120
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
E
Wind State
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
1:16PM0.70m
11:38PM0.32m
1:41PM0.73m
00:27AM0.35m
2:03PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.30m
5:49AM0.11m
8:51PM0.29m
6:29AM0.09m
8:55PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
25
26
26
26
24
26
27
27
27
27
27
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
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