Pipeline Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about what's happening.

Right now, things are looking pretty flat at Pipeline. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting at 100, and we're only seeing a tiny 1 ft swell from the wrong direction. The water temperature is a normal 80°, so nothing weird going on there. It's a quiet start and you're not missing much.

We roll into Friday the 7th and the energy picks up a bit, hitting 202, but the swell is still tiny at 1 ft and coming from the southwest. The wind is a cross-off from the east, which is okay, but the surf is still marginal at best. This pattern of small, cross-off swell and poor surf conditions hangs around through the weekend and into the next week. The energy bounces around between 300 and 400, but the swell height just doesn't get above 3 ft for most of that time. It's frustrating because the trade winds are cleaning it up, but there's just no power in the water.

The one real standout comes much later, on Friday the 21st of August. The combined swell energy jumps to a solid 505, with a 2 ft swell from the southwest. The wind is a moderate cross-off breeze from the ENE, keeping things clean. For Pipeline, a southwest swell isn't the ideal direction, but the energy is there and the conditions will be tidy. Keep in mind though, this is over two weeks out, so it's a promising but not a locked-in call. The day before, on the 20th, also shows some energy in the 400s with similar size, but the 21st is the slightly better bet.

The long stretch from now until the 21st is mostly a write-off. There's no real power to get excited about, and the swell direction is mostly SSW, which is not what Pipeline wants. It's a tough run for a spot that needs a solid, clean WNW swell to really go off.

Rusty out.

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