Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010109999977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)936974918769580569480471471480580592592580480432535460363326326334346456
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
2.25
8:39PM
2.03
7:38AM
2.26
9:18PM
2.13
8:40AM
2.27
9:52PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.44
1:44PM
0.36
1:54AM
1.29
2:36PM
0.37
2:52AM
1.12
3:20PM
0.42
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--7:03-------7:01-------7:00-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:28-------7:29--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817202219151311101113151713131313141616151212
Feels °C (?)151613151815121198101113141012121112141311910
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