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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 Sunday 31 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
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 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
1339 | 1161 | 1367 | 1093 | 1093 | 1019 | 815 | 657 | 522 | 607 | 607 | 430 | 421 | 553 | 527 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 207 | 284 | 418 | 465 | 558 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.92m | 11:06PM2.42m | 1:25PM1.91m | 11:43PM2.39m | 2:10PM1.90m | 00:22AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.42m | 6:28AM0.23m | 5:55PM1.46m | 7:08AM0.26m | 6:36PM1.49m | 7:49AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 1138 | 392 | 1116 | 1093 | 1093 | 1019 | 815 | 657 | 522 | 522 | 430 | 430 | 421 | 330 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 447 | 441 | 441 | 362 | 358 | 353 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 404 | 103 | 388 | 546 | 643 | 623 | 481 | 465 | 460 | 607 | 607 | 695 | 679 | 553 | 527 | 458 | 452 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 99 | 97 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 103 | 42 | 104 | 47 | 4 | — | 85 | 85 | 150 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1339 | 1161 | 1367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 207 | 284 | 418 | 465 | 558 | 558 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 61 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 429 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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