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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 Saturday 23 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 224 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 206 | 255 | 266 | 380 | 406 | 482 | 567 | 527 | 416 | 344 | 322 | 318 | 429 | 435 | 375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.37m | 4:35AM1.24m | 6:01PM1.49m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:36PM1.60m | 7:03AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.62m | 11:28AM0.13m | 00:39AM0.43m | 12:14PM0.25m | 1:33AM0.23m | 12:53PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 224 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 130 | 206 | 255 | 266 | 380 | 406 | 482 | 567 | 527 | 416 | 344 | 322 | 318 | 429 | 435 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 91 | 95 | 171 | 126 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 58 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | 12 | — | — | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 780 | 268 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 865 | 1318 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 152 | 1230 |
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