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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 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
248 | 208 | 206 | 238 | 231 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 137 | 179 | 177 | 376 | 367 | 353 | 232 | 229 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 293 | 280 | 276 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.58m | 7:20AM1.25m | 7:26PM1.76m | 8:14AM1.26m | 7:59PM1.93m | 9:07AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:22PM0.24m | 2:27AM-0.07m | 1:58PM0.30m | 3:12AM-0.29m | 2:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 |
 kJ | 248 | 208 | 206 | 238 | 231 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 111 | 118 | 177 | 376 | 367 | 353 | 176 | 179 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 293 | 280 | 276 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 65 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 61 | 179 | 106 | 104 | 130 | 173 | 232 | 229 | 173 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 133 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | W 12 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 66 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 120 | 137 | 75 | 87 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 297 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 152 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 151 | 16 | 16 |
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