Rockpile Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Rockpile Surf Guide

Rockpile nr South Bird Rock in San Diego County is an exposed reef break that has dependable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for rocks.

Rockpile Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rockpile:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rockpile occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rockpile (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rockpile with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in November while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rockpile Location Map

Interactive Rockpile surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Rockpile is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Rockpile is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Rockpile Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:25 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Rockpile

Current tide and informaton

For Crown Point, Mission Bay, California, 5 km from Rockpile.

Next High Water: 02:27pm | 0.88m

Next Low Water: 05:15pm | 0.84m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rockpile Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.8 °C) at Rockpile is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite