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Rockpile Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rockpile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rockpile sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
273 | 273 | 243 | 229 | 149 | 203 | 201 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 186 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:09PM0.97m | 1:59AM1.53m | 5:33PM1.09m | 3:36AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM-0.14m | 7:52PM0.87m | 10:18AM-0.09m | 10:04PM0.86m | 11:30AM-0.07m | 11:46PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | 7:25 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 166 | 273 | 116 | 164 | 71 | 54 | 95 | 171 | 191 | 191 | 156 | 100 | 77 | 61 | 50 | 51 | 66 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 79 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 273 | 114 | 243 | 99 | 149 | 203 | 201 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 186 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 114 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 101 | 47 | 48 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 149 | 194 | 229 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 632 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 152 | 16 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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