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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 Tuesday 19 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
639 | 657 | 600 | 539 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 551 | 501 | 794 | 820 | 1224 | 1249 | 1161 | 980 | 799 | 730 | 687 | 622 | 551 | 540 | 554 | 569 | 569 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:45PM2.03m | 1:15AM2.60m | 3:45PM2.04m | 2:16AM2.44m | 4:44PM2.09m | 3:23AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM1.42m | 8:41AM0.00m | 8:32PM1.43m | 9:38AM0.15m | 9:51PM1.40m | 10:34AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 639 | 437 | 600 | 539 | 449 | 460 | 449 | 551 | 501 | 794 | 820 | 1224 | 1249 | 1161 | 980 | 799 | 730 | 687 | 622 | 551 | 540 | 554 | 569 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 449 | 42 | 446 | 396 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 367 | 301 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 55 | 133 | 236 | 184 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 109 | 152 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 42 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 162 | 117 | 89 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 54 | 54 | 82 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 75 | 75 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 84 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 776 | 236 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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