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Montara Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Montara surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Montara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Montara sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Montara today?
The current surf forecast for Montara at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Montara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
145 | 183 | 251 | 314 | 352 | 338 | 411 | 405 | 494 | 440 | 350 | 345 | 339 | 339 | 260 | 244 | 236 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 152 | 191 | 193 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.19m | 11:51PM1.61m | 2:24PM1.16m | 00:25AM1.55m | 3:16PM1.13m | 1:05AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.87m | 7:04AM-0.20m | 6:45PM0.94m | 7:45AM-0.16m | 7:28PM1.00m | 8:29AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 113 | 113 | 146 | 146 | 352 | 338 | 411 | 405 | 494 | 440 | 350 | 345 | 339 | 339 | 260 | 244 | 236 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 142 | 135 | 164 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 145 | 183 | 251 | 314 | 84 | 64 | 35 | 23 | 121 | 124 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 94 | 138 | 97 | 171 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 152 | 191 | 193 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 77 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 115 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 79 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 79 | 42 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 30 |
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