Pipeline
13 breaks on the roster, reading 3 ocean cells.
Overview
13 breaks on the roster, reading 3 ocean cells.
PipelinePhoto: North Shore Walk - Banzai Pipeline-Sunset Beach (13922717961) · Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
From 33 yrs· 20 Aug 2026Ocean cell 9 km offshore · scores generated 20 Aug 2026 · Roster and ocean statistics read from Supabase on 5 Nov 2026 · scores read from production’s ranked view, generated 20 Aug 2026 · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information · Places near the breaks © OpenStreetMap contributors, 5 Nov 2026.
Conditions in December
At a glance · December
Swell
0.9 – 2.7 m
Primary swell, p10 to p90 offshore · 8,184 readings.
Glassy or no wind sea
40%
Of Dec readings at the cell, 33 years.
Water
24 – 26°C
Boardshorts. Nobody wears rubber here. The middle 80% of Dec days, 1993–2025.
Season
—
The season isn’t measured here yet.
On land in December · days 24 – 26°C, nights around 23°C · one of the three wettest months here.
Swell: climatology · 1993 – May 2026 · Copernicus Marine + ERA5 · regional ocean cell, not a forecast. Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1993–2025, at the ocean cell. On land: NASA POWER, a ~50 km reanalysis of 1993–2025 — the coast’s broad climate, not a weather station.
The wave
13 breaks on the roster, reading 3 ocean cells.
Breaks on the roster
13
Breaks we know of at this hub
Curated
2 of 13
Hold a wave profile from a guide
Scored
2 of 13
Hold a Surf Score
Ocean cell
9 km offshore, read by 6 of the 13 breaks here · the rest read 2 other cells
Nearest airport
HNL · Honolulu, Oahu, 41 km
Scheduled flights · straight line from the hub, not a drive
Roster and ocean statistics read from Supabase on 5 Nov 2026 · scores read from production’s ranked view, generated 20 Aug 2026 · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information
When to go
Thirty-three years of mornings
Every month at the ocean cell offshore: the middle 80% of 33 years of primary-swell readings, and the median — size at sea, not how good the mornings were.
Median primary swell 1.5 m, at about 11 s; the wind sea was glassy or absent on 40% of 8,184 readings across 33 Decs.
The band holds the middle 80% of primary-swell readings at the ocean cell 9 km offshore (p10 to p90), the line the median. It is size at sea, not quality at the break — wind, tide and each break’s own shape are not in it. Read by 6 of the 13 breaks at Pipeline.
Typical for these datesFrom 33 yrs· 31 May 20261993 – May 2026 · Copernicus Marine GLOBAL_MULTIYEAR_WAV_001_032 · monthly summaries per ocean cell · Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information
Reliability by month · 2 scored breaks of 13
out of 10 · how often it is big enough
11 more breaks here have no score yet — we don’t know yet what swell works at them. Each break’s page shows what is still missing.
From 33 yrs· 20 Aug 2026Production scores, scale fractions_v3 · 0.70 size, 0.20 direction, 0.10 period · from the 33-year archive at the break’s ocean cell · a dash is a month production’s scoring run did not score, never a zero.
The ocean cell in December
8,184 readings · 6 breaks read it
0.9 – 2.7 m
Primary swell height · p10 to p90 offshore
1.5 – 5.0 m
Median to the biggest reading
11.3 s
Median period · p90 14.3 s
40%
Of readings with wind sea glassy or absent
Swell arrives from 25° to 345° (median 325°), spread 126°. Completeness 100%, 114,576 of 114,576 values, confidence high. Satellite-assimilated years only: 70% altimeter, 12% + Sentinel-1 SAR, 18% + CFOSAT.
From 33 yrs · 31 May 2026This is the ocean off Pipeline in December. It is not yet any one break in December — that needs the break’s own profile. Measured 5 Nov 2026 · Copernicus Marine WAVERYS, 1993 – May 2026.
Breaks
13 breaks, and which are yours
Tell us your level and each break says whether it is yours.
From surfers who surf here
Local knowledge
No local tips yet
Surf Pipeline? Tell a visitor one thing.
Tips here are written by surfers who live here — named, dated, never generated. Until someone sends one, this stays empty rather than filled with a guess.
I surf here — send a tip2Step 2 · Where to stay
Choose your stay
No stays with a price to show for Dec 6 – 13
Live prices could not be fetched just now. Each provider still opens with your dates and shows its price there.
Beyond the lineup
Afternoons and evenings
Photo Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0Liliuokalani Protestant ChurchChurch · 650 m from Haleʻiwa Aliʻi BeachLiliʻuokalani Protestant Church is a historic United Church of Christ church in Haleiwa, Hawaii on the North Shore of Oahu. The church celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2007.Locally: Lili'uokalani Protestant ChurchWikipedia Website Map 
Photo Avriette ( talk ) ( Uploads )· CC BY-SA 3.0Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State MonumentRuins · 800 m from Waimea BayPuʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site on the North Shore of Oʻahu is the largest heiau (temple) on the island, covering 2 acres (8,100 m2) on a hilltop overlooking Waimea Bay and Waimea Valley.Locally: Pu'u O Mahuka HeiauWikipedia Map 
Photo Andrew Corbin· CC BY-SA 4.0Opana Radar SiteProtected area · 3.2 km from Sunset BeachThe Opana Radar Site is a National Historic Landmark and IEEE Milestone that commemorates the first operational use of radar by the United States in wartime, during the attack on Pearl Harbor.Wikipedia Map 
Photo Gh5046 at en.wikipedia· Public domainPolynesian Cultural CenterTheme park · 13.1 km from Sunset BeachThe Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii, United States.Hours as mapped: Mon–Tue, Thu–Sat 12:00–21:00 · Wed, Sun closedWikipedia Website Map 
Photo Frank Schulenburg· CC BY-SA 4.0Island Vintage CoffeeCafé · coffee shop · 600 m from Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach66-111 Kamehameha Highway, HaleʻiwaHours as mapped: Daily 07:00–17:00Phone +1-808-637-5662Mapped on OpenStreetMap · not reviewed or ranked by us.Website Call Map Sights within reach are places OpenStreetMap maps as a temple, fort, museum, park and the like, each matched to its English Wikipedia article by name and position; the words are the article’s opening lines, shortened (CC BY-SA 4.0), read 4 Nov 2026. Surf shops, viewpoints and places to eat near the breaks are as mapped on OpenStreetMap (5 Nov 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos are credited on each card and on the licences page. Not reviewed, rated or ranked by us; nearest first, distances are straight lines. Find tours opens a search for tours at that sight on our tours partner’s site, in a new tab — we do not hold their tours or prices.
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Want this break when it’s right?
We’ll call when Pipeline lines up with the conditions you want — your window, not everyone’s.
One call per swell · quiet hours respected
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