Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1110101010101018181897111010161616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14313086858564631111111113118393550165163163129167165214216110
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
2.17
4:46PM
1.75
2:42AM
2.09
6:06PM
1.76
3:39AM
2.02
7:13PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.57
8:52PM
1.55
10:30AM
0.62
10:02PM
1.60
11:34AM
0.64
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--6:47-------6:45-------6:43-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:38--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010131314121313131315161514141414141616151515
Feels °C (?)8881091091111121313141313141415141614131415
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