Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rockpile today?

The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)11111212121211111111111114141411141414131313136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3964113893272732141961571601571161141021007211471959188878585137
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
1.85
8:29PM
1.19
7:40AM
1.87
9:06PM
1.16
8:05AM
1.87
9:45PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
-0.05
1:41AM
0.60
3:06PM
-0.10
2:05AM
0.67
3:39PM
-0.12
2:30AM
0.73
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---4:45-------4:45-------4:45----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------1----353
Temp. °C151616151415141414151616161615151516161615141616
Feels °C (?)1313131391312121213121212131312141413141191214
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