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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 21 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
964 | 1030 | 944 | 831 | 716 | 622 | 610 | 551 | 510 | 480 | 471 | 471 | 480 | 543 | 480 | 424 | 415 | 433 | 373 | 338 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:16AM2.44m | 4:44PM2.09m | 3:23AM2.24m | 5:38PM2.15m | 4:38AM2.06m | 6:27PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.15m | 9:51PM1.40m | 10:34AM0.31m | 11:14PM1.30m | 11:28AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 964 | 1030 | 944 | 831 | 716 | 622 | 610 | 551 | 510 | 480 | 471 | 471 | 480 | 543 | 480 | 424 | 415 | 433 | 373 | 338 | 151 | 116 | 101 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 133 | 236 | 184 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 109 | 152 | 194 | 152 | 150 | 75 | 107 | 139 | 151 | 157 | 203 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 54 | 82 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 206 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 97 | 97 | 66 | 58 | 51 |
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