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Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
13.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 3km away, Pacifica Pier and Beach, Pacifica CA 4k Live

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (08 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)181817171616161616161515151414141413131313131214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18952330385987727647667361095218447139813262263423811874162414631111915606520408330288465
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
2.21
2:06PM
1.97
3:23AM
2.23
3:16PM
1.76
4:05AM
2.24
4:41PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.14
8:33PM
0.65
9:46AM
1.06
9:14PM
0.88
10:57AM
0.95
9:59PM
1.09
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---7:24-------7:24-------7:24----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:08-------5:09--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C121110101112111088779111010998910121211
Feels °C (?)432467554321476644346787
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