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Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 523 | 538 | 633 | 905 | 787 | 774 | 633 | 541 | 359 | 280 | 217 | 214 | 218 | 218 | 275 | 339 | 158 | 281 | 427 | 998 | 680 | 710 | 936 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58AM 2.07 | 11:31AM 2.67 | 1:52AM 2.08 | 12:27PM 2.50 | 2:45AM 2.11 | 1:26PM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM -0.18 | 5:39AM 1.38 | 6:53PM -0.07 | 6:42AM 1.39 | 7:44PM 0.09 | 7:52AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
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