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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 10 pm Saturday 23 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
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 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
203 | 203 | 216 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 203 | 146 | 174 | 242 | 301 | 285 | 322 | 335 | 419 | 424 | 434 | 347 | 215 | 222 | 608 | 1370 | 3924 | 4082 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.23m | 5:58AM1.91m | 7:09PM2.30m | 7:16AM1.83m | 7:46PM2.35m | 8:27AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM1.14m | 12:20PM0.66m | 1:36AM0.95m | 1:09PM0.83m | 2:30AM0.75m | 1:54PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 91 | 120 | 216 | 192 | 154 | 148 | 145 | 106 | 120 | 120 | 301 | 285 | 257 | 246 | 408 | 402 | 383 | 347 | 215 | 377 | 608 | 1370 | 314 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 64 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 196 | 229 | 174 | 242 | 106 | 84 | 322 | 335 | 419 | 424 | 434 | 516 | 217 | 222 | 382 | 310 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 109 | 203 | 146 | 134 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 73 | 73 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 111 | 175 | 215 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 94 | 133 | 247 | 3924 | 4082 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 135 | 84 | 86 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 419 | 1043 | 728 | 84 | 61 | 38 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 562 | 549 |
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