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Pipeline is seeing weak and misaligned swell with a direction way off the mark and waves below workable size. The ENE wind is stiff, making conditions junky and worsening through the day. The tide is dropping low around one foot, which isn’t helping the shape on this reef break. Overall, it’s a tough session with the swell, wind, and tide all working against solid surf.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
3.6 ft NE swell with short interval, ENE wind 16 to 20 mph, dropping tide near 1 ft, water temp 80.4°F, air temp 85°F
Scattered Rain Showers, 85°F • Wind ENE 16 to 20 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 1/10 reflects modest size.
Swell Detail: Close to 3.6 ft with an interval of 6 seconds with Light energy (~232 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the NE (36°) | Outside acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 5.3/10, conditions are workable, though some variability in shape is possible depending on timing.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 0.99 ft, sitting below the preferred range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Fading: Tide quality may weaken slightly.
Next Tide: Low at 1:21 PM (0.6 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 3.6/10 suggests mixed wind influence, with choppy sections and uneven texture starting to affect wave quality.
Wind Direction & Speed: ENE @ 16 to 20 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality declines as the surf window begins to close.
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