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Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
13.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1616151514141413131313131212121212161514141488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6357346539577131042868673663663564556480404341341274260292350350276351330
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
0
SSW
0
SE
5
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
2.44
12:48AM
2.05
11:43AM
2.32
1:19AM
2.11
12:29PM
2.16
1:51AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.24
5:59AM
1.25
6:38PM
0.36
6:50AM
1.18
7:10PM
0.51
7:47AM
1.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20
Sunset-5:20-------5:21-------5:22------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414131313131315151414131212131313121111101011
Feels °C (?)9101110101011101314131312111212111110910999
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