Pipeline Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 1AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
552
637
768
759
751
622
601
580
667
651
635
525
519
414
425
382
469
286
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
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
High Tide
10:24AM0.59m
11:23AM0.62m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.18m
00:18AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:31
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
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