Princeton Breakwater Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – San Mateo, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Princeton Breakwater, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Princeton Breakwater Swell and Wind Distribution

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You can also compare this with Princeton Breakwater swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Princeton Breakwater surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Princeton Breakwater surf quality by month.