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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Pipeline surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pipeline surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pipeline today?
The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | |
70 | 87 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 158 | 188 | 211 | 189 | 178 | 172 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:41PM0.72m | 7:30AM0.27m | 8:31PM0.66m | 10:39AM0.34m | 9:15PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.14m | 4:50AM0.26m | 11:43AM0.23m | 4:46AM0.23m | 1:28PM0.33m | 4:59AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 |
 kJ | 134 | 87 | 129 | 113 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 109 | 103 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 100 | 158 | 188 | 211 | 189 | 178 | 172 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 65 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 56 | 94 | 93 | 145 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 125 | 125 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 106 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 885 | 953 | 1023 | 1147 | 1174 | 1125 | 975 | 1003 | 934 | 877 | 958 | 973 | 899 | 899 | 837 | 778 | 1047 | 1094 | 1012 | 947 | 869 | 809 | 943 | 966 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 167 | 311 | 304 | 167 | 165 | 26 | 26 | 168 | 170 | 168 | 168 | 24 | 165 | 166 | 168 | 176 | 168 | 166 | 26 | 167 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
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