Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 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
14.8° 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: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.5
W
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
WNW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WNW
1.6
SW
0.5
WNW
3
SW
3
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)161518181817161513161612161616126118910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216110375460449358287269137386381833813763671092006990615913135209815061137
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
20
SW
35
S
45
S
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.81
4:50AM
1.98
7:57PM
1.88
6:03AM
1.98
8:28PM
1.96
7:10AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.60
12:32PM
0.62
12:48AM
1.53
1:22PM
0.60
1:46AM
1.39
2:04PM
0.59
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:40-------7:42
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cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14141514141615151414131313141414911121111121212
Feels °C (?)131314131212111010121111986544333568
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