Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
1
5
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)77566655677888991010101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86118831541271201029818544477810209819621382125612881791261627763423284719081733
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
2.43
11:07PM
2.30
11:05AM
2.32
11:37PM
2.32
11:52AM
2.18
12:07AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.39
5:04AM
0.76
5:21PM
0.56
5:48AM
0.69
5:53PM
0.75
6:33AM
0.65
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:33-
Sunset-6:05-------6:06-------6:07------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C13131212121213141413121111109111414121212111013
Feels °C (?)119989791075336667108688779
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