Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.67° N 158.05° W

Pipeline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pipeline sea temperature is
27.1°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pipeline at 1PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat night, moderate winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
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8 AM
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2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
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0
0
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0
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0
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1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
NNW
16
0.8
NNW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
NNW
14
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
469
267
615
412
397
397
392
387
382
362
339
325
316
229
288
280
201
253
204
424
398
309
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM0.60m
2:07PM0.60m
3:04AM0.65m
2:24PM0.55m
3:47AM0.68m
2:38PM0.50m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.23m
8:28PM0.12m
9:02AM0.28m
8:48PM0.08m
9:51AM0.33m
9:12PM0.06m
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Temp °C
25
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Feels °C
21
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18
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22
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21
22
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22
22
24
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24
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