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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 26 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 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
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 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | |
4005 | 4771 | 4794 | 4585 | 3940 | 3469 | 2649 | 2341 | 2166 | 1933 | 1626 | 1313 | 1199 | 962 | 778 | 708 | 1005 | 1038 | 1112 | 1137 | 1255 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.39m | 9:30AM1.83m | 8:52PM2.42m | 10:24AM1.86m | 9:23PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.99m | 3:16AM0.58m | 2:37PM1.13m | 3:56AM0.44m | 3:18PM1.24m | 4:33AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 314 | 314 | 382 | 377 | 291 | 3469 | 2649 | 2341 | 2166 | 1933 | 1626 | 1313 | 1199 | 962 | 778 | 600 | 532 | 471 | 430 | 1137 | 1255 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 275 | 268 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 492 | 678 | 708 | 1005 | 1038 | 1112 | 360 | 276 | 237 | 178 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | WNW 24 | WNW 22 | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 98 | 263 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 163 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4005 | 4771 | 4794 | 4585 | 3940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1171 | 549 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 120 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 209 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 |
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