Pedro Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Pedro Point

Pedro Point in San Mateo is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. A reef breaks left. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks and sharks.

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Overall Pedro Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pedro Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lindamar	1 mi
Second closest break	Linda Mar 1	1 mi
Third closest break	Rockaway	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Gray Whale Cove	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Sharp Park	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pedro Point:
Closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	21 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	25 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	56 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	62 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	133 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pedro Point:
Closest tide station	Princeton, Half Moon Bay, California	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Half Moon Bay, California	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Seaplane Harbor, San Francisco Bay, California	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point San Bruno, San Francisco Bay, California	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	South San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, California	9 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pedro Point:
Closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	146 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	149 mi
Third closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	154 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra at Tahoe (United States)	155 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	157 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pedro Point:
Closest city location	Pacifica (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Montara (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Moss Beach (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Bruno (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Broadmoor (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pedro Point is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pedro Point is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away.
• Third is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA is 58 km (36 miles) away.
• Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Pedro Point and is 91 km (57 miles) away.