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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 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 365 | 458 | 676 | 1004 | 1067 | 1030 | 974 | 870 | 815 | 748 | 640 | 640 | 520 | 441 | 356 | 303 | 264 | 216 | 203 | 184 | 173 | 166 | 172 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 2.10 | 9:04PM 2.34 | 10:19AM 2.17 | 9:53PM 2.32 | 10:48AM 2.23 | 10:39PM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:08AM 0.33 | 3:13PM 1.14 | 3:49AM 0.37 | 3:59PM 0.99 | 4:25AM 0.45 | 4:41PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Mateo
Continuing clean conditions at Rockaway (light winds from the SSW at Pacifica 3 km from Rockaway). 1.2m 8s swell from the WNW with a 0.6m 12s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 54 min ago
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