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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 10 pm Saturday 09 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
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 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
440 | 503 | 503 | 406 | 429 | 414 | 436 | 447 | 515 | 557 | 738 | 684 | 615 | 562 | 705 | 627 | 597 | 531 | 366 | 505 | 505 | 452 | 452 | 387 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.98m | 5:17AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.07m | 6:33AM1.84m | 7:48PM2.19m | 7:45AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM1.46m | 12:17PM0.67m | 1:17AM1.27m | 1:00PM0.74m | 2:07AM1.02m | 1:43PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 145 | 178 | 205 | 248 | 270 | 259 | 236 | 250 | 240 | 557 | 738 | 684 | 615 | 562 | 705 | 627 | 597 | 531 | 366 | 505 | 505 | 452 | 452 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 206 | 208 | 460 | 338 | 327 | 323 | 211 | 209 | 273 | 276 | 291 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 326 | 326 | 258 | 49 | 226 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | NW 8 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 152 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 52 | 102 | 75 | 176 | 4 | 4 | 229 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 248 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 440 | 503 | 503 | 406 | 429 | 414 | 436 | 447 | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 75 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 296 | 61 |
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