Pipeline Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
14KTSNE
18kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
79°F
1mm wetsuit
North Shore Oahu Forecast
Kevin Wallis •Today
Lumpy but rideable ENE swell mix. NE trades trending more NNE through the afternoon.
Mixed short period tradeswell and growing, mid period E swell from Fausto. Size has picked up but won't show everywhere. Best spots up to chest-shoulder high on the chunky wrap, but many spots still below waist high.
Wind has trended more NE as Fausto approaches (and heads toward NNE through the afternoon), so lower quality surf on the North Shore all day.
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Pipeline Surf Guide
The most famous surf spot in the world, Pipe is capable of pulling the most incredible disappearing acts. During times of minor or no swell (see: summer), the casual observer rolling up to Ehukai Beach Park and gazing west wouldn't have any idea it was there.Pipeline benefits from an outer reef refraction effect, which with the ideal swell direction (WNW-NW) and size will focus an abundance of waves into this zone. When such a swell hits the North Shore, suddenly the wave that wasn't t... Read more