Pipeline
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
37Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 6 ft swell at 11 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 520kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 439kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 348kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 711kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 528kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 302kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 175kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 131, too small
- Mon 242, too small
- Tue 342, too small
- Wed 437, too small
- Thu 547, fair
- Fri 631, too small
- Sat 717, too small
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 921, too small
- Tue 1032, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 31, too small | 6 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 594kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 42, too small | 6 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 520kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 42, too small | 6 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 439kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 37, too small | 4 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 348kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 47, fair | 6 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 711kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, too small | 5 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 528kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, too small | 4 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 302kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 175kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, too small | 6 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 243kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 32, too small | 5 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 444kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:58 +0.3 mLow 11:29 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:15 +0.3 mLow 12:12 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:52 +0.2 mLow 12:43 −0.2 mHigh 20:02 +0.1 mLow 21:30 +0.1 mHigh 22:54 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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More surf near here
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- Sunset (Shorebreak) 0.2 km away
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- Glenfield 4.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pipeline
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (273°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (93°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.2 km out (1 in 417). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Geraldton, 7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Geraldton
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about US$134/nightcountry average
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