Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockpile today?

The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 1AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)132121211013202019191919181818181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140159159112908397134184236236181161155154197197304304246183169165163
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
onononglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
1.06
12:02AM
1.75
1:47PM
0.87
12:52AM
1.66
4:11PM
0.81
2:07AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
0.44
7:42AM
-0.05
6:16PM
0.62
9:08AM
0.01
6:51PM
0.78
10:50AM
-0.00
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:46-
Sunset-7:00-------7:01-------7:02------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817171717172019191818181818202019191818191921
Feels °C (?)151818171717181918181919181919201918191919201920
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