Pipeline Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
26.6° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
163
155
154
152
204
200
255
243
129
102
125
83
288
169
82
191
184
234
237
237
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM0.77m
1:31PM0.82m
11:36PM0.32m
2:06PM0.84m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.04m
9:18PM0.31m
6:09AM0.01m
9:20PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
25
27
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
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