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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 am Friday 08 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
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 Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | |
216 | 230 | 342 | 332 | 529 | 743 | 631 | 505 | 429 | 362 | 342 | 323 | 452 | 542 | 455 | 418 | 441 | 436 | 447 | 408 | 527 | 557 | 738 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.90m | 4:03AM1.94m | 6:51PM1.98m | 5:17AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.56m | 11:03PM1.58m | 11:30AM0.61m | 00:17AM1.46m | 12:17PM0.67m | 1:17AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 170 | 183 | 42 | 97 | 108 | 152 | 124 | 115 | 109 | 120 | 163 | 160 | 145 | 178 | 205 | 248 | 278 | 308 | 276 | 294 | 218 | 557 | 738 | 732 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 53 | 41 | 84 | 83 | 154 | 124 | 142 | 186 | 52 | 62 | 206 | 208 | 460 | 338 | 323 | 323 | 211 | 209 | 273 | 235 | 291 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SSW 20 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 57 | 37 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 151 | 121 | 79 | 152 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 52 | 102 | 75 | 176 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 230 | 342 | 332 | 529 | 743 | 631 | 505 | 429 | 362 | 342 | 323 | 452 | 542 | 455 | 418 | 441 | 436 | 447 | 408 | 527 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 0 |
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