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Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 646 | 1470 | 1587 | 1752 | 2115 | 2214 | 1931 | 1833 | 1737 | 1538 | 1517 | 1318 | 1043 | 892 | 744 | 721 | 614 | 493 | 380 | 374 | 311 | 306 | 229 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 2.20 | 3:47PM 1.85 | 5:09AM 2.25 | 5:10PM 1.72 | 5:49AM 2.29 | 6:32PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:29AM 1.20 | 10:13PM 0.70 | 11:41AM 1.04 | 11:01PM 0.90 | 12:42PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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