Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.7
N
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
292
286
231
231
166
418
373
284
279
274
209
198
156
149
116
119
123
89
88
62
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
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
8:42AM0.60m
9:54AM0.61m
11:09PM0.26m
10:39AM0.62m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.21m
8:07PM0.25m
00:48AM0.26m
6:47PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
24
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
22
23
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
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