Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is

17.1°C

Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rockaway today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	2	0	2	2	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	226	260	543	1075	1380	2052	2239	1958	5104	4931	4346	3777	3792	2535	2836	3652	3267	2775	2515	2297	1969	1783	1422	1255	1730
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SSE	ENE	ENE	NE	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide		7:37AM2.40m				8:12PM1.99m				8:09AM2.46m				9:08PM2.00m				8:40AM2.49m				9:59PM2.00m
Low Tide				2:09PM0.65m				1:51AM0.87m				2:53PM0.46m				2:31AM1.01m				3:33PM0.33m				3:09AM1.13m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	17	15	15	15	15	14	16	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	17	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	13	14	15	14	12	13	15	15	13	15	15	14	13	15	15	14	12	14	16	15	12	14	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	192	163	132	1075	1380	2052	2239	1958	5104	4931	4346	3777	3792	2535	2836	3652	3267	2775	2515	2297	1969	1783	1422	1255	1730
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 15	SW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 7	WNW 7	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	226	260	543	91	349	685	970	1377	67	43	44	44	44	266	159	109	112	152	152	152	152	148	147	145	143
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WNW 15	WNW 12	WNW 22	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 16	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 15	SW 19	—	—	—	SSW 12	SW 12	—	—	SSW 13	—
kJ	160	246	211	157	87	85	43	66	42	69	51	55	57	52	55	55	—	—	—	14	6	—	—	35	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 7	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	113	116	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	35	51	74	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	3	12	12	84	83	22	0	0	3	3	12	84	37	0	0	0	0	0	37	37	83	12	58	25	0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo	Mavericks	Gazos Creek	Princeton Breakwater			Gazos Creek	Rockaway	Rockaway	Sharp Park	Sharp Park	Princeton Breakwater			Sharp Park	Mavericks	Rockaway	Rockaway	Mavericks				Princeton Breakwater	Ano Nuevo		Sharp Park
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			4	5	5	5	5	4			4	4	5	5	4				4	3		4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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