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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 4 am Wednesday 20 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 9AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
112 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 109 | 169 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.92m | 2:08PM1.09m | 00:36AM1.74m | 3:22PM1.14m | 1:47AM1.54m | 4:28PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM-0.34m | 6:42PM0.78m | 8:32AM-0.22m | 8:10PM0.82m | 9:35AM-0.09m | 9:53PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 112 | 82 | 75 | 52 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 87 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 95 | 99 | 169 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | W 6 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 50 | 32 | 87 | 109 | 123 | 136 | 134 | 106 | 15 | 15 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 194 | 53 | 49 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | S 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 13 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 57 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 133 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 103 | 92 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 61 | 53 | 109 | — | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 59 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 297 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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