Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 PDT
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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 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockpile today?

The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313212121101320201919191918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248211206158149147113111140159159112908397134184236236181161155154197
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
SW
5
S
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.27
11:22PM
1.80
12:27PM
1.06
12:02AM
1.75
1:47PM
0.87
12:52AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.26
6:36AM
-0.11
5:47PM
0.44
7:42AM
-0.05
6:16PM
0.62
9:08AM
0.01
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:50-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-7:00-------7:00-------7:01------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019191918192121201919181818202020191818181921
Feels °C (?)192020201919202119201820191819201919191819192021
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