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Rockaway Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Pacifica, California

Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, California: 11–13 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 7.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 11 mph. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:51 pm.

Good

11–13 ft

double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.0 ft · 15 s · WNWplus 5.6 ft · 14 s · W
Wind
6 mph (N), gusts 11cross-shore
Tide
4.9 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:51 pm
Water
63°F3/2
Air
63°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:43 amset 5:04 pm

Rockaway Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Rockaway Beach: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Rockaway Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13711–13 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:43 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Rockaway Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–10 ft6 am: Good7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Rockaway Beach: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–12 ftGoodcalm4.2 ft
7 am11–12 ftGoodcalm5.1 ft
8 am11–13 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (N)6.0 ft
9 am11–13 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (N)6.6 ft
10 am11–13 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 116.6 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 126.0 ft
12 pmnow10–11 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 144.9 ft
1 pm9–10 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 123.5 ft
2 pm9–10 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 182.0 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 200.7 ft
4 pm8–10 ftFair8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16-0.1 ft
5 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 18-0.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 170.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 123.8 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNE)4.6 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.5 ft
9 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.2 ft
10 am8–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 106.5 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 136.2 ft
12 pm8–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 135.5 ft
1 pm8–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 134.2 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 162.8 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 171.4 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 150.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17-0.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19-0.2 ft

Rockaway Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Rockaway Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 162 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
Lulls
about 162 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Rockaway Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Rockaway Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–17 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–16 ft and Good.

Rockaway Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–13Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–12Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–12Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1312–17Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1410–16Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1511–13Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 169–13Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 177–10Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Rockaway Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Rockaway Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–13 ftGood10.7 ft · 15 s · W4 mph cross-shore (N)10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 187 am
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat4.4 ft · 13 s · WNW4 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 1610 am
Wed, Nov 117–9 ftGreat4.8 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 115 mph onshore (NW), gusts 109 am
Thu, Nov 129–12 ftGreat8.6 ft · 14 s · W6 mph offshore (E)7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 148 am
Fri, Nov 139–12 ftGreat9.4 ft · 14 s · W9 mph cross-shore (S)16 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 246 am
Sat, Nov 1412–17 ftGood10.3 ft · 15 s · W4 mph cross-shore (SW)8 mph cross-shore (SW)7 am
Sun, Nov 1510–16 ftGood13.3 ft · 16 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1614 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2210 am
Mon, Nov 1611–13 ftPoor14.0 ft · 15 s · W13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 2118 mph onshore (NW), gusts 2910 am
Tue, Nov 179–13 ftFair—12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1813 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1810 am
Wed, Nov 187–10 ftPoor—16 mph onshore (W), gusts 2218 mph onshore (NW), gusts 234 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Rockaway Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Rockaway Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Rockaway Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:32 am, high 6.7 ft at 9:34 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:51 pm and high 4.6 ft at 11:36 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.9 ft and falling.

Tide height at Rockaway Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.9 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:32 amHigh 6.7 ft9:34 amLow -0.3 ft4:51 pmHigh 4.6 ft11:36 pmLow 3.1 ft4:03 amHigh 6.5 ft10:03 amLow -0.3 ft5:26 pmHigh 4.6 ft12:23 amLow 3.4 ft4:34 amHigh 6.5 ft10:37 amLow 0.0 ft6:09 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:18 am
Tide height at Rockaway Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Rockaway Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:32 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:34 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 11:36 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.1 ft at 4:03 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:03 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:26 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.6 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:34 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:37 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:09 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.6 ft at 1:18 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:08 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:10 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:52 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.7 ft at 2:15 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:48 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:49 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:40 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:12 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:37 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:35 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:28 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.7 ft at 4:13 amLow 4.2 ft at 7:56 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:20 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:20 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.6 ft at 5:05 amLow 3.9 ft at 9:28 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:26 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:06 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.8 ft at 5:39 amLow 3.5 ft at 11 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Rockaway Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Rockaway Beach is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 and 63°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 61 to 63 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Rockaway Beach

Spots near Rockaway Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Rockaway BeachLinda MarPedro PointSharp ParkGray Whale CoveMontara State BeachPrinceton Jetty

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Other spots named Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Beach, Oregon

About Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach is a cove in Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Rockaway.

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