Rockpiles Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.28° N 157.84° W

Rockpiles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockpiles sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockpiles at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
2
ENE
8
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.1
E
7
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
419
482
501
645
623
629
644
644
460
622
601
580
566
552
539
525
475
452
449
472
531
484
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10AM0.56m
7:25PM0.21m
10:27AM0.57m
11:01PM0.21m
11:34AM0.59m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.21m
1:26AM0.16m
7:23PM0.18m
2:56AM0.18m
7:43PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
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