Rockaway surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (19 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.9
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1531
1484
1443
1423
1325
1174
1041
1077
1060
938
880
824
725
748
368
724
270
254
249
215
202
475
448
439
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:56AM2.61m
4:02PM1.86m
2:48AM2.47m
5:00PM1.83m
3:46AM2.28m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.77m
9:26AM-0.61m
9:09PM0.80m
10:19AM-0.51m
10:12PM0.82m
11:15AM-0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:44
8:45
8:45
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
14
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
8
8
8
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
11
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.5
WNW
10
0.4
SW
15
1.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1531
1484
1443
1423
1325
1174
1041
1077
1060
938
880
824
725
748
198
724
169
169
215
215
173
475
57
439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.2
WNW
12
0.4
SW
21
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
48
43
41
42
77
75
72
68
68
69
69
69
68
68
368
117
270
254
249
206
202
57
37
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
26
26
13
22
54
54
22
22
11
11
18
67
64
117
64
64
64
61
57
37
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
1.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
6
448
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
398
16
16
16
74
283
16
975
288
285
283
139
74
284
295
283
148
16
16
74
16
283
283
622
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
2
1
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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