A copper hydrophobic coating on API 5L steel was synthesized by three consecutive steps: electrodeposition of copper in 1.25M CuSO4 + 0.85M H2SO4 electrolyte, chemical oxidation in 2.5M KOH + 0.1M (NH4)2S2O8 solution, and modification in 0.015M stearic acid solution. The influence of the variation of the temperature and time of each step on the coating morphology was studied. The morphology and wettability of the obtained coatings were evaluated by the measure of the optical contact angle (OCA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical response of the coated steel NaCl 3.5wt% was evaluated by the measure of the open circuit potential (OCP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). OCA results show a variation in the contact angle from values lower than 10° to 129.5° for the modified coating, showing a transition between the hydrophilic and hydrophobic response in function of the treatments time. The relation between the wettability and the surface morphology was confirmed by analyzing the SEM images. Furthermore, the electrochemical evaluation in NaCl 3.5wt% shows a reduction of one order magnitude in the corrosion current in comparison with the bare steel, therefore these results open the possibility of its application in pipe steel to reduce its corrosion rate.