Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.28° N 157.84° W

Rockpiles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockpiles sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockpiles at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
237
361
338
328
306
303
326
302
244
210
241
319
445
419
431
392
348
431
485
675
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
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
High Tide
8:15AM0.59m
8:33PM0.18m
9:23AM0.58m
11:02PM0.21m
10:27AM0.57m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.17m
00:18AM0.16m
6:07PM0.15m
1:50AM0.19m
6:32PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
21
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
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