Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
2
W
Period(s) (?)88888121099888151312121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543223161614188615116112797305663105211401016902767637544401394900
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
2.66
1:45PM
2.02
12:39AM
2.64
2:50PM
1.97
1:29AM
2.56
4:01PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.04
6:37PM
1.27
7:58AM
0.05
7:29PM
1.38
8:57AM
0.11
8:32PM
1.46
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:49-------7:50--
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------1354311231221
Temp. °C121213141514141313131415131313121212131214131212
Feels °C (?)1111121111101098899791210109988777
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