Moran Lake (Rockview) Surf Report & Forecast
Eastside reef-and-sand by the lagoon.
Current conditions
3-4 ftmax ~5 ft
Fair · spilling
Modelled on real 10-foot bathymetry. These figures cover size, shape and wind. Whether the wave is makeable comes from the simulation.
- Swell
- 2.2 ft at 17s from the SSW
- Wind
- 6 mph ESE cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.4 ft
- Break depth
- 6 ft
- Power
- 4 kW/m
- Water
- 59°F · 3/2 fullsuit
Updated Aug 25, 6:42 PM PDT · 1 swell train · how this is calculated
How Moran Lake (Rockview) is breaking right now
Solved in your browser from this spot’s seafloor and current swell
What the seafloor does to this wave
A cut straight out from Moran Lake (Rockview), solved on the real seafloor at this hour’s swell and tide.
Why Moran Lake (Rockview) looks like this right now
The numbers above, and what each one is actually doing to the wave.
One swell, uncrossed
2.2 ft at 17s from the SSW and nothing significant crossing it.
A single train is the cleanest case there is: the sets arrive from one angle, so the peak should sit in the same place each time instead of wandering. Why period matters more than height →
The seafloor is neutral here
Kr 0.89 · 82% of modelled rays break.
Energy arrives roughly as it left deep water: this bottom neither concentrates the swell nor fans it out, so what the buoy sees is close to what you get. Why two breaks a mile apart differ →
Where it trips
5.4 ft of tide; waves are breaking in about 6 ft of water.
A wave breaks when the water gets shallow enough relative to its height, so that depth is a contour on the seafloor, and the tide slides the whole break up and down it through the day. Same swell, different spot, a few hours apart. How the tide moves the break →
Wind is cross-shore
6 mph from the ESE, against a shoreline facing 200°.
Running across the face rather than into or against it. Less destructive than a straight onshore, but it puts a texture on the wall and can make the peak harder to read.
How the sets come
About one set every 3 min, roughly 12 waves in it.
Swell arrives in groups, not evenly. That spacing is what you are really timing your paddle-out to, and it's why the lineup can look flat for minutes and then produce five waves at once. Why period matters more than height →
Moran Lake (Rockview) surf forecast, next 6 days
Holding — 3–4.5 ft, no notable swell in the window
| Day | Surf | Best window | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 ft | 6am to 9amGood | 1.8 ft at 17s SSW | 1 mph cross-shore | Low 0.0 ft 4amHigh 4.2 ft 11amLow 2.5 ft 3pmHigh 5.8 ft 9pm | |
| 3-4 ft | 6am to 10amGood | 2.0 ft at 15s SSW | 2 mph offshore | Low 0.0 ft 4amHigh 4.4 ft 11amLow 2.3 ft 4pmHigh 5.7 ft 10pm | |
| 3-4 ft | 6am to 10amGood | 2.1 ft at 17s SSW | 2 mph cross-shore | Low 0.2 ft 5amHigh 4.7 ft 11amLow 2.0 ft 5pmHigh 5.5 ft 11pm | |
| 3-4 ft | 8am to 5pmGood | 2.7 ft at 18s SSW | 3 mph cross-shore | Low 0.5 ft 5amHigh 4.9 ft 12pmLow 1.7 ft 6pmHigh 5.1 ft 11pm | |
| 3-5 ft | 8amGood | 2.9 ft at 15s SSW | 2 mph cross-shore | Low 0.9 ft 6amHigh 5.2 ft 12pmLow 1.4 ft 6pm | |
| 3-4 ft | 8amFair-Good | 2.2 ft at 14s SSW | 5 mph cross-shore | High 4.7 ft 12amLow 1.4 ft 6amHigh 5.4 ft 1pmLow 1.2 ft 7pm |
Daylight hours only. The best window is the run of hours the model rates highest that day.
How Moran Lake (Rockview) works
A reef and sand peak by Moran Lagoon, midway along the eastside — quieter than Pleasure Point and it holds a decent south.
- Bottom
- reef and sand at a lagoon mouth
- Best tide
- low to mid
- Best swell
- S–SW
- Suits
- intermediate
Common questions about Moran Lake (Rockview)
- What is the best tide for Moran Lake (Rockview)?
- Moran Lake (Rockview) works best on low to mid tide. Tide matters because depth is what trips a wave: as the water fills in, the break slides shoreward onto a different part of the bottom, and over a shallow bank enough water stops it breaking at all. Our forecast solves each hour at that hour's real water level rather than assuming one.
- What swell direction is best for Moran Lake (Rockview)?
- S–SW suits Moran Lake (Rockview) best. The direction that matters is the one at the break, not the one on the buoy: the seafloor bends swell on its way in, so a spot can work on an angle the open coast is missing. We model that bending for each break rather than reporting the offshore direction.
- Is Moran Lake (Rockview) good for beginners?
- Moran Lake (Rockview) suits intermediate surfers, over reef and sand at a lagoon mouth. That is the wave this bottom makes on an average day, and it moves: the same break is a different proposition on a bigger swell or a different tide, so read the day's forecast rather than the label.
- What is the bottom like at Moran Lake (Rockview)?
- reef and sand at a lagoon mouth. It is the reason this break behaves the way it does: the shape of the seabed decides where the swell focuses, where it trips, and whether it spills or pitches. We model Moran Lake (Rockview) on real 10-foot bathymetry instead of treating the seafloor as a slope.
Nearby breaks
- 26th Avenue surf report · 2-3 ft
- Sunny Cove surf report · 3-4 ft
- Sewer Peak surf report · 3 ft
- Pleasure Point surf report · 2-3 ft
- Second Peak surf report · 2-3 ft