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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 Saturday 25 Apr 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 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | |
99 | 98 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 77 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.39m | 6:54PM1.37m | 6:17AM1.39m | 7:24PM1.50m | 7:14AM1.38m | 7:50PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM-0.05m | 00:54AM0.50m | 1:09PM-0.01m | 1:45AM0.30m | 1:44PM0.06m | 2:27AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | 7:28 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 47 | 49 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 77 | 39 | 39 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 77 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 45 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 45 | 27 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 31 | 62 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 629 | 629 | 16 | 181 | 248 | 181 | 16 | 321 | 1318 | 1318 | 335 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 1308 | 16 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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