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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 21 Apr 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
14.5° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 615 | 572 | 683 | 525 | 535 | 514 | 190 | 157 | 463 | 417 | 356 | 251 | 277 | 289 | 293 | 336 | 863 | 312 | 307 | 298 | 330 | 318 | 242 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:01PM 1.93 | 2:27AM 2.44 | 5:14PM 1.95 | 3:35AM 2.30 | 6:19PM 2.00 | 4:54AM 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 1.46 | 10:01AM 0.20 | 9:52PM 1.50 | 11:06AM 0.30 | 11:21PM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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