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California

Rockaway Beach Pacifica

reeftide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.6ft

12s period

Swell

W

274°

Windonshore

10 mph

NNW

Tide

—

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

37% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

WNW

5.0ft

7s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

W

2.8ft

12s

76%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.4ft

14s

19%

P3 (tertiary)

SW

0.7ft

18s

5%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakreef

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrips, rocks, pollution, sharks, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellNW 315°

WindSE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakreef

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46012

Hs6.6 ft

Tp8s

Dir—

Water55°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:00:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

5.1

7s

WNW291°

7mphonshore

-0.2ft

5am

4.8

7s

WNW288°

4mphonshore

-0.2ft↑

8am

4.8

8s

WNW288°

3mphcross-on

0.9ft↑

11am

4.7

8s

WNW288°

6mphonshore

5.0ft↑

2pm

4.6

8s

WNW289°

11mphonshore

5.1ft↓

5pm

2.7

10s

W277°

11mphonshore

1.9ft↑

8pm

6.5

9s

WNW291°

12mphonshore

3.4ft↑

11pm

1.3

16s

SSW211°

12mphonshore

7.3ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.3

15s

SSW211°

11mphonshore

5.9ft↓

5am

7.8

9s

WNW292°

12mphonshore

0.6ft↓

8am

7.1

9s

WNW292°

14mphonshore

-0.5ft↑

11am

6.6

9s

WNW292°

17mphonshore

3.7ft↑

2pm

1.4

15s

SSW209°

16mphonshore

5.9ft↓

5pm

1.5

14s

SSW209°

15mphonshore

3.0ft↓

8pm

1.6

14s

SSW209°

25mphonshore

2.9ft↑

11pm

1.7

14s

SSW209°

25mphonshore

7.1ft

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