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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 10 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 86 | 151 | 137 | 103 | 103 | 305 | 663 | 1052 | 1140 | 1016 | 1027 | 767 | 637 | 544 | 460 | 452 | 415 | 310 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 2.02 | 12:39AM 2.64 | 2:50PM 1.97 | 1:29AM 2.56 | 4:01PM 1.93 | 2:27AM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 0.04 | 6:37PM 1.27 | 7:58AM 0.05 | 7:29PM 1.38 | 8:57AM 0.11 | 8:32PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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