Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
18.4° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161718181818151515161616161616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165127163260362437370437366178318385416427427427421367362358406406385322
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.22
7:22PM
1.04
5:04AM
1.27
7:21PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.23
12:03PM
0.15
11:45PM
0.88
12:46PM
0.08
12:42AM
0.71
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise6:26-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---7:14-------7:15-------7:15----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------11------11
Temp. °C171818181818181717191818181717161617171717171717
Feels °C (?)171717171818181718181616171716151616141416161413
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