Pipeline Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
27.3°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 11AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
10
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
148
145
190
171
166
166
164
255
255
245
373
377
373
223
208
464
447
322
318
310
306
298
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:10PM0.68m
1:11AM0.47m
1:30PM0.67m
1:47AM0.54m
1:49PM0.64m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.17m
7:47PM0.22m
6:52AM0.18m
7:57PM0.19m
7:34AM0.20m
8:11PM0.15m
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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6:27
6:25
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
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