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Pipeline surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pipeline today?
The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 694 | 524 | 382 | 333 | 390 | 410 | 410 | 540 | 520 | 501 | 441 | 377 | 318 | 250 | 200 | 129 | 206 | 266 | 564 | 1382 | 2050 | 2036 | 1756 | 1327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15AM 0.55 | 12:18AM 0.50 | 8:40AM 0.49 | 12:43AM 0.58 | 9:04AM 0.45 | 1:09AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 0.19 | 4:38AM 0.46 | 4:39PM 0.16 | 7:07AM 0.44 | 5:03PM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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