Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.5° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
W
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)98881513121212121211111111111077710151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15113712797305663105211401016918767637544460757328265243211173169225284250
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
2.64
2:50PM
1.97
1:29AM
2.56
4:01PM
1.93
2:27AM
2.44
5:14PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.05
7:29PM
1.38
8:57AM
0.11
8:32PM
1.46
10:01AM
0.20
9:52PM
1.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:49-------7:50-------7:51--
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----165-113422311-------
Temp. °C141314161413121312131213121112121212121313131211
Feels °C (?)1088988911910997576789109987
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