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Pipeline surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pipeline today?
The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1697 | 1915 | 1676 | 1366 | 1158 | 961 | 972 | 939 | 694 | 524 | 382 | 375 | 390 | 410 | 410 | 396 | 520 | 520 | 501 | 435 | 370 | 250 | 200 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:45AM 0.61 | 12:06AM 0.41 | 8:15AM 0.55 | 12:18AM 0.50 | 8:40AM 0.49 | 12:43AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:58PM 0.22 | 12:50AM 0.41 | 4:18PM 0.19 | 4:38AM 0.46 | 4:39PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
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