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Rockaway surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
11.9° 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 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 3021 | 2430 | 2198 | 2047 | 1968 | 637 | 544 | 1492 | 4046 | 4664 | 4366 | 4559 | 4745 | 4085 | 3305 | 2897 | 2366 | 1995 | 1698 | 2119 | 1977 | 3262 | 3360 | 1764 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:24PM 1.64 | 9:09AM 2.35 | 11:15PM 1.72 | 9:44AM 2.38 | 11:59PM 1.79 | 10:20AM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 0.97 | 4:43PM 0.05 | 3:58AM 1.05 | 5:20PM -0.03 | 4:41AM 1.09 | 5:56PM -0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
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