Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
35
34
57
62
64
64
63
61
57
86
85
84
54
54
81
80
77
84
114
114
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
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
11:11AM0.62m
00:05AM0.40m
11:38AM0.62m
00:36AM0.48m
12:02PM0.60m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.23m
4:53AM0.28m
6:32PM0.20m
5:54AM0.29m
6:41PM0.16m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
23
23
24
23
22
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
23
24
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