Pescadero State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Mateo, USA)

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Pescadero State Beach Surf Guide

Pescadero State Beach in San Mateo is an exposed beach and reef break that is often working. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rips and sharks.

Pescadero State Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	very consistent	14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pescadero State Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pescadero State Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pescadero State Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pescadero State Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in January while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 25% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

25%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pescadero State Beach Location Map

Interactive Pescadero State Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pescadero State Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pescadero State Beach is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), also in USA, 39 km (24 miles) away.

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Pescadero State Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 00:57 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	16	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Pescadero State Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Bean Hollow State Beach, 4 km from Pescadero State Beach.

Next High Water: 11:04am | 1.77m

Next Low Water: 04:43am | 0.4m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pescadero State Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.1 °C) at Pescadero State Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.