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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 Sunday 03 May 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:34 |
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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) | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 5 |
| 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| 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) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 66 | 63 | 57 | 59 | 4 | 8 | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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