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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 Friday 29 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | |
1435 | 659 | 475 | 461 | 485 | 554 | 663 | 864 | 1474 | 1849 | 1883 | 1756 | 1077 | 1306 | 1207 | 1207 | 1216 | 1145 | 1093 | 970 | 756 | 657 | 522 | 607 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:56PM2.44m | 11:58AM1.91m | 10:30PM2.44m | 12:41PM1.92m | 11:06PM2.42m | 1:25PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.26m | 4:36PM1.38m | 5:48AM0.23m | 5:15PM1.42m | 6:28AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 1435 | 659 | 475 | 461 | 390 | 384 | 302 | 210 | 74 | 69 | 227 | 227 | 1077 | 1306 | 1207 | 392 | 388 | 1145 | 1093 | 970 | 756 | 657 | 522 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 105 | 105 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 134 | 186 | 123 | 123 | 416 | 445 | 404 | 103 | 104 | 546 | 643 | 623 | 481 | 465 | 460 | 607 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 26 | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 14 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 140 | 31 | 61 | 66 | 42 | 305 | 67 | 103 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 4 | — | 85 | 106 | 150 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 221 | 181 | 293 | 485 | 554 | 663 | 864 | 1474 | 1849 | 1883 | 1756 | — | — | — | 1207 | 1216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 37 |
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