Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 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
14.5° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)8881210998881513121212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2316161418861511371031033056631052114010161027767637544460452415310255
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:47-------7:49-------7:50----
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------1294-1114323111
Temp. °C121415141413131314151413121213121313131212121212
Feels °C (?)1111111010987799101010109119757779
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