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Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
317 | 260 | 256 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 176 | 167 | 184 | 298 | 318 | 308 | 303 | 298 | 311 | 311 | 306 | 243 | 234 | 226 | 186 | 216 | 332 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:23AM2.21m | 4:22PM1.84m | 2:07AM2.12m | 5:23PM1.85m | 2:59AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM1.54m | 8:59AM0.45m | 8:33PM1.59m | 9:50AM0.51m | 9:42PM1.61m | 10:41AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | |
8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 11 |
317 | 260 | 256 | 183 | 140 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 184 | 298 | 318 | 308 | 303 | 298 | 311 | 311 | 306 | 243 | 234 | 226 | 186 | 183 | 42 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 13 |
171 | 176 | 183 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 176 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 127 | 97 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 53 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SSW 20 | WNW 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 71 | 154 | 93 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 57 | 37 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 55 | 59 | 77 | 72 | 104 | 147 | 178 | 184 | 216 | 332 | 314 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 86 | 84 | 51 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 22 | 84 | 84 |
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