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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 Wednesday 06 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 1.6°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 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 21 | |
242 | 242 | 239 | 139 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 97 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 84 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 93 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:27PM0.88m | 11:58PM1.45m | 4:33PM0.92m | 00:55AM1.35m | 5:26PM1.00m | 2:21AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.05m | 5:15PM0.84m | 8:34AM0.12m | 5:34PM0.92m | 9:39AM0.15m | 8:49PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | 7:36 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 242 | 242 | 239 | 139 | 123 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 57 | 62 | 84 | 66 | 68 | 90 | 93 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 97 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 29 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 27 | 49 | 11 | 77 | 109 | 29 | 44 | 49 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 629 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 297 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 129 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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