Rockaway surf break

Rockaway surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 27 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)8101099121214141313111312121212121111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163964555311814421128519619314526523623619716413011994157157176165
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
1.98
7:45AM
2.50
9:31PM
2.08
8:40AM
2.53
10:05PM
2.17
9:30AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
0.21
1:49AM
1.29
2:52PM
0.17
2:43AM
1.14
3:34PM
0.19
3:33AM
1.00
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------6:43-------6:41-------6:39-
Sunset-6:00-------6:01-------6:02------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232321202019182016161414131313141414131313131314
Feels °C (?)212120202018162014141313121213131312121212111213
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