Banzai Pipeline

Banzai Pipeline is an NW-facing reef break in Oahu, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to W and WNW to ENE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 30% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NW (315°)

Best swell

WNW to NNW (295°–340°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

E to S offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

6–12 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (240° to 273.5°); WNW to ENE (295.5° to 64.5°)

Offshore wind

SE

Tide

NOAA station 1612668

Wave buoy

Waimea Bay, HI (106) · 7 km away

Cams

3 (1 plays here)