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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 4 pm Thursday 16 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 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 800 | 1042 | 1132 | 1112 | 1049 | 880 | 695 | 507 | 461 | 407 | 334 | 327 | 300 | 193 | 167 | 125 | 155 | 115 | 112 | 74 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 2.55 | 11:48AM 2.12 | 11:16PM 2.63 | 12:45PM 2.08 | 11:55PM 2.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM 0.87 | 5:26AM 0.26 | 5:11PM 1.00 | 6:13AM 0.11 | 5:52PM 1.14 | 7:03AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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