Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is

26.0° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	SW 18	W 15	SSW 13	W 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 14	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	W 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	227	312	221	202	215	264	291	310	318	206	173	252	258	158	149	178	146	142	166	223	196	256	184	189
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
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	cross-off
High Tide	2:16AM0.36m				4:17PM0.84m				3:16AM0.37m				4:48PM0.79m				4:19AM0.39m					5:14PM0.72m
Low Tide			8:33AM-0.00m					11:24PM0.28m			9:15AM0.06m					11:51PM0.26m			9:56AM0.15m					00:19AM0.24m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58
	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	25	25	26	26	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	26	25	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	24	25	25	26	26	26	25	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 13	W 14	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	NNE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNE 7	SSW 14
kJ	156	156	152	104	99	156	291	310	318	156	150	252	149	158	149	178	30	142	166	223	196	256	51	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	SW 18	SW 13	SSW 13	NNE 8	SSW 14	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	SSW 13	W 14	SSW 17	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SSW 12	W 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	NNE 7
kJ	227	312	162	202	60	264	212	212	209	206	113	150	258	150	148	148	146	96	101	79	55	54	184	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	W 15	W 15	NNE 7	W 15	W 15	SW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 13	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 18	SSW 14	W 14	SSW 12	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13
kJ	167	224	221	52	215	212	97	75	75	100	173	113	42	40	29	102	138	101	55	100	100	97	93	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	108	176	160	156	151	127	153	91	121	134	177	134	144	198	192	170	170	123	125
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Big Lefts	Pipeline	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Off the Wall/Insanities	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Off the Wall/Insanities	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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