Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Feb)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
2
W
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131312101010810111212121313131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73272110862047185013678481488207431604076411443205446407739813762355031022352186611191024737
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
50
SW
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
5
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
E
15
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
2.07
10:09AM
2.45
11:25PM
2.15
10:53AM
2.38
11:53PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.25
4:15AM
1.12
4:57PM
0.30
4:58AM
1.00
5:28PM
0.41
5:43AM
0.89
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:54-
Sunset-5:50-------5:51-------5:52------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-42---16411111-------11-
Temp. °C11111111111110910109988891010998666
Feels °C (?)974233-102101002565653122
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