Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 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 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)812109988815131212121212111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16141886151137103103305663105211401016872767716721688676651615377434154
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
2.02
12:39AM
2.64
2:50PM
1.97
1:29AM
2.56
4:01PM
1.93
2:27AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
1.27
7:58AM
0.05
7:29PM
1.38
8:57AM
0.11
8:32PM
1.46
10:01AM
0.20
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-7:47-------7:49-------7:50------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-75-21223411----
Temp. °C151414131313141516131213131313141211121212121213
Feels °C (?)111010987791011101191091097779101012
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