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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 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
1062 | 836 | 698 | 708 | 1005 | 1038 | 1112 | 1137 | 1255 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | 911 | 800 | 789 | 624 | 519 | 734 | 752 | 769 | 988 | 1343 | 1507 | 1759 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.86m | 9:23PM2.43m | 11:13AM1.89m | 9:56PM2.44m | 11:58AM1.91m | 10:30PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.44m | 3:18PM1.24m | 4:33AM0.33m | 3:57PM1.32m | 5:10AM0.26m | 4:36PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 1062 | 836 | 698 | 532 | 522 | 490 | 511 | 442 | 1255 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | 911 | 800 | 789 | 624 | 468 | 390 | 390 | 361 | 231 | 121 | 74 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 178 | 492 | 678 | 708 | 1005 | 1038 | 1112 | 1137 | 373 | 294 | 231 | 202 | 42 | 252 | 56 | 125 | 105 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 134 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 26 | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 263 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 163 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 121 | 68 | 129 | 127 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 86 | 31 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | 173 | 274 | 519 | 734 | 752 | 769 | 988 | 1343 | 1507 | 1759 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 12 | 51 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
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