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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 4 pm Sunday 10 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
14.8° 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 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
447 | 444 | 418 | 541 | 773 | 749 | 629 | 548 | 705 | 615 | 531 | 531 | 505 | 366 | 531 | 540 | 319 | 444 | 249 | 206 | 242 | 303 | 497 | 376 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:21PM2.07m | 6:33AM1.84m | 7:48PM2.19m | 7:45AM1.85m | 8:16PM2.32m | 8:51AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.67m | 1:17AM1.27m | 1:00PM0.74m | 2:07AM1.02m | 1:43PM0.83m | 2:53AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 447 | 216 | 418 | 541 | 773 | 749 | 629 | 548 | 705 | 615 | 531 | 531 | 505 | 366 | 531 | 540 | 319 | 217 | 249 | 206 | 77 | 303 | 497 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 265 | 209 | 245 | 260 | 291 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 326 | 326 | 258 | 248 | 49 | 174 | 217 | 217 | 10 | 217 | 217 | 242 | 36 | 129 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 6 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 211 | 102 | 273 | 176 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 226 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 140 | 138 | 13 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 444 | 65 | 90 | — | — | — | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 84 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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