Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.7° 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 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
141
101
101
101
99
99
98
96
90
85
66
65
66
66
69
67
77
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:33PM1.09m
3:36AM1.42m
6:19PM1.23m
5:06AM1.39m
6:54PM1.37m
6:17AM1.39m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.86m
11:30AM-0.07m
11:46PM0.71m
12:26PM-0.05m
00:54AM0.50m
1:09PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:24
7:25
7:25
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
79
61
44
42
43
62
83
81
61
70
64
66
70
54
96
90
85
49
57
49
48
48
48
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
16
Energy kJ
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
141
101
101
101
99
99
98
77
40
39
66
65
66
66
66
67
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
28
27
36
34
58
35
41
41
21
30
30
30
30
44
17
28
26
17
17
17
17
16
15
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
51
36
34
30
20
29
57
69
59
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
16
16
0
0
7
16
152
193
66
16
16
16
16
16
268
629
188
66
181
181
181
16
1171
629
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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