Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)888881515109914141313131313131267111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1079511278617675888179716563626262626183135229102413581933
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
2.30
10:26AM
2.24
10:51PM
2.36
11:14AM
2.19
11:18PM
2.39
12:01PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.76
4:35PM
0.62
5:08AM
0.61
5:09PM
0.77
5:47AM
0.50
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----6:56-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:31-------7:32
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------21-----
Temp. °C161514141415151414131313131413141312111110111111
Feels °C (?)14131211111311111211111110891197565543
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