Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is

26.2° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 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 (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	187	195	141	210	210	210	47	121	119	29	123	92	95	59	93	92	74	52	83	82	81	78	71
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	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		5:30AM0.40m				5:34PM0.65m				6:57AM0.43m				5:45PM0.58m					8:57AM0.47m			5:34PM0.52m
Low Tide			10:35AM0.25m					00:47AM0.21m				11:17AM0.35m				1:17AM0.19m				12:21PM0.45m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24
Feels °C	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	25	24	23	24	23	23	24	23	25	24	24	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 12	NNE 6	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	NNE 8	SSW 12	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 15
kJ	187	195	141	210	210	210	103	121	45	73	123	92	95	125	83	74	74	39	77	190	330	119	119
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNE 8	WNW 13	SSW 12	WNW 12	SSW 12	NNE 7	S 19	NNE 8	NNE 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	SSW 11	SW 18	S 16	S 13
kJ	57	57	57	57	25	56	47	31	119	29	66	12	13	103	99	98	96	137	135	66	81	129	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 7	WNW 13	NNE 8	WNW 13	SSW 7	W 12	W 12	W 12	S 19	S 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	NNE 8	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	55	33	54	5	57	14	33	5	26	25	25	65	63	59	93	92	23	52	83	82	11	78	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	214	247	293	345	375	395	365	353	253	264	314	322	227	277	291	237	226	173	226	220	220	214	208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Kaena Point HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Kaena Point HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu	Yokohama Bay HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	24	24	24	24	2	24	24	2	2	24	24	26	26	24	24	26	2	24	26	24	24	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Ranches	Maili Point	Maili Point	Pokai Bay	Maili Cloudbreak	Off the Wall/Insanities	Ko Olina Resort	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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