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At Pipeline, waves are around 4.6 ft with a strong 17-second period coming from the southwest, which is outside the ideal swell direction. The current tide is rising near 0 ft and scored poorly for surf quality, providing limited improvement to conditions. Winds are light to moderate from the north-northeast (3 to 12 mph), creating fair sideshore conditions but trending worse, with scattered rain showers and an air temperature near 78°F. Water temperature remains warm at about 77°F, making for comfortable surf.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
4.6 ft @ 17s southwest swell, light NNE wind, rising low tide near 0 ft, warm 77°F water, air 78°F with scattered showers.
Scattered Rain Showers, 78°F • Wind NNE 3 to 12 mph
Surf conditions are modest with clean but misaligned swell and improving tide, so expect fun but limited waves for intermediate surfers. Watch for increasing winds later.
Swell Score: A swell score of 3.3/10 reflects moderate size.
Swell Detail: Around 4.6 ft with an interval of 17 seconds with Very Heavy engery (~1065 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SW (235°) | Outside acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: A poor tide tide score of 0/10 indicates conditions are limiting wave shape at this break, making clean or consistent surf unlikely.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 0 ft, sitting below the preferred range for this reef break.
Tide Trend: ↗ Improving: Poor tide conditions are improving.
Next Tide: High at 6:18 PM (1.5 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 4.0/10 suggests mixed wind influence, with choppy sections and uneven texture starting to affect wave quality.
Wind Direction & Speed: NNE @ 3 to 12 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality declines as the surf window begins to close.
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