Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 PST
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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 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 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121110101011111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)965922769669587578426269260215196158231186170208240226230226226438737811
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
2.13
3:58AM
1.92
1:45PM
2.02
4:38AM
1.99
2:54PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.60
8:30PM
0.45
8:37AM
1.59
9:15PM
0.53
9:57AM
1.49
10:01PM
0.62
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise6:58--------7:00-------7:01------
Sunset---4:52-------4:52-------4:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111215151414141313131617161615141416171514131312
Feels °C (?)8811111111109981213121211101012131112111110
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