Pipeline Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 10PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
79
116
109
186
186
184
175
226
220
162
158
204
199
196
252
191
188
183
178
99
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
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
3:19PM0.65m
3:51AM0.55m
3:33PM0.60m
4:40AM0.57m
3:43PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.19m
9:47PM0.18m
9:32AM0.26m
10:07PM0.15m
10:15AM0.33m
10:30PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
25
24
24
23
23
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