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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 30 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
1254 | 1647 | 1517 | 971 | 1801 | 958 | 1132 | 1385 | 1030 | 1060 | 1116 | 1039 | 815 | 670 | 522 | 607 | 607 | 430 | 349 | 553 | 527 | 293 | 293 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.44m | 12:41PM1.92m | 11:06PM2.42m | 1:25PM1.91m | 11:43PM2.39m | 2:10PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.23m | 5:15PM1.42m | 6:28AM0.23m | 5:55PM1.46m | 7:08AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 227 | 550 | 1077 | 958 | 1132 | 1154 | 1030 | 1060 | 1116 | 1039 | 815 | 670 | 522 | 522 | 430 | 430 | 349 | 346 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SW 22 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 134 | 186 | 123 | 227 | 359 | 280 | 404 | 392 | 388 | 546 | 643 | 623 | 481 | 465 | 460 | 607 | 607 | 695 | 679 | 553 | 527 | 458 | 452 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 61 | 66 | 123 | 305 | 445 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 65 | 4 | — | 85 | 85 | 150 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1254 | 1647 | 1517 | 971 | 1801 | — | — | 1385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 429 | 84 | 84 |
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