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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 10 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 257 | 262 | 283 | 489 | 772 | 671 | 981 | 1364 | 1833 | 1721 | 1715 | 1599 | 1363 | 1145 | 1049 | 1049 | 1081 | 973 | 1019 | 1019 | 1015 | 979 | 849 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:33AM 2.49 | 1:38PM 2.05 | 1:10AM 2.51 | 2:42PM 1.93 | 1:53AM 2.48 | 3:57PM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:24PM 0.86 | 7:17AM 0.37 | 7:01PM 1.03 | 8:10AM 0.32 | 7:44PM 1.20 | 9:10AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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