Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 02 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
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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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:30
7:31
7:31
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)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Energy 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)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy 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)
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
Energy 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)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
13
14
66
60
37
37
37
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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