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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 Monday 11 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
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 Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
371 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 291 | 269 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 248 | 208 | 206 | 238 | 231 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 137 | 179 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.21m | 6:30PM1.40m | 6:21AM1.23m | 6:57PM1.58m | 7:20AM1.25m | 7:26PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.16m | 00:57AM0.44m | 12:46PM0.19m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:22PM0.24m | 2:27AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 371 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 291 | 269 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 248 | 208 | 206 | 238 | 231 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 111 | 142 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 17 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 114 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 119 | 61 | 179 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 66 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 137 | 33 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 345 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
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