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Rockaway Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | |
469 | 700 | 575 | 497 | 692 | 615 | 560 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 540 | 452 | 319 | 771 | 363 | 293 | 303 | 349 | 376 | 430 | 1274 | 1597 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.84m | 7:48PM2.19m | 7:45AM1.85m | 8:16PM2.32m | 8:51AM1.90m | 8:47PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM1.27m | 1:00PM0.74m | 2:07AM1.02m | 1:43PM0.83m | 2:53AM0.74m | 2:25PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 469 | 700 | 575 | 497 | 692 | 615 | 560 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 540 | 452 | 319 | 217 | 164 | 293 | 303 | 349 | 376 | 430 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 222 | 264 | 208 | 261 | 261 | 326 | 326 | 258 | 248 | 178 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 2 | 217 | 140 | 138 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 82 | 80 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 291 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 80 | 11 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 771 | 363 | 149 | 77 | 55 | 82 | 138 | 1274 | 1597 | 724 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
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