Princeton Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Princeton Breakwater in San Mateo is an exposed beach/Jetty break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Often Crowded. Beware of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Princeton Breakwater 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 Princeton Breakwater:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mavericks	1 mi
Second closest break	Montara	4 mi
Third closest break	Francis Beach	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Gray Whale Cove	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Linda Mar 1	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Princeton Breakwater:
Closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	26 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	49 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	68 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	126 mi
Tide stations nearest to Princeton Breakwater:
Closest tide station	Princeton, Half Moon Bay, California	0 mi
Second closest tide station	Half Moon Bay, California	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Seaplane Harbor, San Francisco Bay, California	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Coyote Point Marina, San Francisco Bay, California	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Point San Bruno, San Francisco Bay, California	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Princeton Breakwater:
Closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	146 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	149 mi
Third closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	155 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	155 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra at Tahoe (United States)	157 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Princeton Breakwater:
Closest city location	El Granada (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Moss Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Half Moon Bay (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Montara (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hillsborough (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Princeton Breakwater is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Princeton Breakwater is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 39 km (24 miles) away.
• Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA is 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Princeton Breakwater and is 98 km (61 miles) away.