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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 Saturday 02 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | |
45 | 45 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 41 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 54 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 155 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.12m | 9:52PM1.76m | 11:26AM1.05m | 10:18PM1.70m | 12:12PM0.98m | 10:46PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM-0.18m | 3:55PM0.55m | 5:22AM-0.15m | 4:17PM0.63m | 5:59AM-0.10m | 4:38PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 72 | 72 | 6 | 46 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 54 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 155 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 28 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 43 | 632 | 345 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 600 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 66 |
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