Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)7766614141514141413131212111111111010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9185911019770102104148196249219202187178160155114110108102133133171
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscrosscrossonononglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
2.13
10:12AM
2.32
11:04PM
2.24
10:59AM
2.30
11:31PM
2.34
11:48AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.00
4:43PM
0.46
4:59AM
0.81
5:15PM
0.56
5:42AM
0.63
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:18-------7:16-------7:15---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:19-------7:20
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201918192023282722212019202327242222192020232725
Feels °C (?)181817181821262521202019192225222021181919222523
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