Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 22s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (10 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.2
WNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)9999812121212121212121212111187781177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1601181715921172811511472480504496421325319273311293237283284375453300261268
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
1.66
4:33AM
2.05
7:58PM
1.71
5:43AM
2.05
8:49PM
1.78
6:50AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.72
10:23PM
1.53
12:28PM
0.70
11:50PM
1.57
1:30PM
0.63
1:08AM
1.53
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-
Sunset-7:12-------7:13-------7:14------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211111010111417161415141313161815121111111114
Feels °C (?)66678891213121113131111141511999101012
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