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Pipeline surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 HST
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Pipeline surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
25.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pipeline today?

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 10AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121216151515151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203916711426104379864676012552124277935547970917093868250733168686168522041763708237621331942
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.74
2:27AM
0.76
12:04PM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.09
6:17PM
0.06
10:13AM
0.33
6:55PM
0.03
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:08-------6:09-------6:10---
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--231---------------
Temp. °C222224252524232221222222202020202020212121202021
Feels °C (?)232221222222202118171617141514141415161616151617
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