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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 Thursday 07 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 97 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 106 | 212 | 202 | 137 | 140 | 161 | 251 | 432 | 330 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:33PM0.92m | 00:55AM1.35m | 5:26PM1.00m | 2:21AM1.26m | 5:45PM1.11m | 3:56AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.12m | 5:34PM0.92m | 9:39AM0.15m | 8:49PM0.96m | 10:39AM0.15m | 10:52PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 32 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 40 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 49 | 106 | 106 | 125 | 140 | 137 | 140 | 119 | 125 | 432 | 108 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 97 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 | 202 | 86 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 108 | 330 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 77 | 61 | 34 | 43 | 49 | 72 | 56 | 100 | 99 | 149 | 163 | 14 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 66 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 66 | 16 | 213 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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