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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 9 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 207 | 186 | 170 | 160 | 186 | 226 | 256 | 291 | 340 | 495 | 748 | 750 | 711 | 807 | 718 | 705 | 471 | 565 | 522 | 361 | 712 | 659 | 702 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38AM 1.99 | 2:54PM 1.90 | 5:13AM 2.09 | 4:16PM 1.80 | 5:45AM 2.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:15PM 0.53 | 9:57AM 1.49 | 10:01PM 0.62 | 11:10AM 1.31 | 10:47PM 0.73 | 12:11PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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