Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 03 May 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockpile today?

The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
66
75
75
104
59
104
75
104
155
93
91
91
91
94
177
290
134
132
134
134
215
233
239
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.05m
10:18PM1.70m
12:12PM0.98m
10:46PM1.63m
1:09PM0.91m
11:18PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:22AM-0.15m
4:17PM0.63m
5:59AM-0.10m
4:38PM0.71m
6:42AM-0.02m
4:57PM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:31
7:31
7:32
7:34
1
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
72
46
75
75
104
54
104
75
9
155
64
64
62
88
88
177
290
134
132
134
134
215
233
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
41
66
8
7
50
50
50
50
104
25
93
91
91
91
94
67
65
59
34
33
33
33
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
16
15
31
31
7
14
11
7
50
11
50
22
42
41
40
42
11
80
49
11
10
9
33
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
66
63
57
59
4
8
10
7
7
6
5
6
15
17
25
29
23
22
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
16
345
16
66
16
66
16
16
16
632
66
16
181
146
181
82
223
629
629
16
16
16
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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