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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 am Monday 25 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
301 | 285 | 322 | 335 | 419 | 424 | 434 | 347 | 215 | 222 | 962 | 3716 | 4591 | 5305 | 5160 | 4792 | 1551 | 3687 | 4634 | 2894 | 2377 | 2019 | 2092 | 1873 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.83m | 7:46PM2.35m | 8:27AM1.81m | 8:20PM2.39m | 9:30AM1.83m | 8:52PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.95m | 1:09PM0.83m | 2:30AM0.75m | 1:54PM0.99m | 3:16AM0.58m | 2:37PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 301 | 285 | 257 | 246 | 317 | 402 | 325 | 347 | 215 | 377 | 962 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 382 | 377 | 1551 | 275 | 3138 | 2894 | 2377 | 183 | 183 | 1873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 24 | WNW 24 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 322 | 335 | 419 | 424 | 434 | 516 | 217 | 173 | 310 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 291 | 2 | 214 | 183 | 183 | 11 | 54 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 171 | 171 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 43 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | 222 | 453 | 3716 | 4591 | 5305 | 5160 | 4792 | 1093 | 3687 | 4634 | — | — | 2019 | 2092 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 12 | 22 | 419 | 728 | 84 | 84 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 465 | 486 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 84 | 1171 | 84 | 74 |
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