Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
201
389
326
326
326
258
318
302
131
110
106
78
188
140
183
57
54
50
49
48
45
55
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35AM0.69m
2:43PM0.46m
5:32AM0.69m
2:14PM0.43m
6:48AM0.67m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.38m
9:39PM0.05m
12:32PM0.43m
10:11PM0.07m
10:49PM0.09m
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clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
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clear
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Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
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25
26
27
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27
26
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26
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Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
28
28
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28
26
27
26
25
27
27
27
26
26
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