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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Pipeline surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pipeline today?
The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | |
374 | 473 | 555 | 580 | 570 | 503 | 448 | 440 | 380 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 249 | 200 | 167 | 192 | 160 | 155 | 243 | 338 | 437 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:05PM0.70m | 5:53PM0.68m | 6:48PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.07m | 9:17AM0.08m | 9:44AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
 kJ | 374 | 473 | 555 | 580 | 570 | 503 | 448 | 440 | 380 | 314 | 303 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 249 | 200 | 167 | 192 | 160 | 139 | 139 | 131 | 437 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 127 | 124 | 103 | 103 | 83 | 79 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 243 | 338 | 108 | 313 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 18 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 79 | 28 | 28 | 104 | 59 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 147 | 155 | 33 | 146 | 144 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 159 | 151 | 145 | 138 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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