Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 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
15.0° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
522
450
450
445
571
585
581
645
516
504
581
663
844
864
826
732
663
581
516
306
430
255
295
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM2.00m
10:33PM2.44m
12:00PM1.99m
11:02PM2.43m
12:47PM1.97m
11:33PM2.40m
Low Tide
4:31PM1.10m
5:28AM0.33m
5:05PM1.21m
6:06AM0.28m
5:41PM1.31m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
11
10
10
7
8
8
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
9
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
2.1
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
509
522
257
253
246
242
585
581
645
516
504
181
178
217
250
169
155
206
196
211
250
145
193
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
NW
9
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
297
265
33
33
20
19
235
162
137
175
165
17
17
17
17
18
31
31
31
8
9
41
21
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
19
Energy kJ
33
33
9
9
9
9
18
28
17
17
17
14
14
8
3
12
18
8
8
31
12
38
66
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
450
450
445
571
581
663
844
864
826
732
663
581
516
306
430
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
22
22
37
84
84
22
37
22
22
22
37
84
84
83
75
84
83
84
86
429
84
83
69
37
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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