Rockpiles Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.28° N 157.84° W

Rockpiles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockpiles sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.1° 

Rockpiles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rockpiles today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockpiles at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Rockpiles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
184
177
274
288
295
291
284
261
258
322
322
322
261
261
258
255
316
317
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM0.21m
12:25PM0.59m
00:08AM0.21m
1:12PM0.63m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.20m
3:53AM0.12m
8:41PM0.17m
5:06AM0.12m
9:00PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
31
30
30
29
29
30
29
31
30
29
27
28
28
26
23
24
24
22
22
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