Bean Hollow State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Mateo, USA)

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Bean Hollow State Beach Surf Guide

Bean Hollow State Beach in San Mateo is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The left hand reef break is better than the right.. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and sharks.

Bean Hollow State Beach Spot Info

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

Surfing Bean Hollow State Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bean Hollow 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 Bean Hollow State Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bean Hollow 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 10% of the time in January while 19% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 71% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

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

blown out

19%

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

too small

71%

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

Explore Bean Hollow State Beach Location Map

Interactive Bean Hollow 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 Bean Hollow State Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bean Hollow State Beach is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), also in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Bean Hollow State Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:58 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Bean Hollow State Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Bean Hollow State Beach, 0 km from Bean Hollow State Beach.

Next High Water: 03:21pm | 1.62m

Next Low Water: 07:11pm | 1.44m

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

The Bean Hollow State Beach water temperature is rather cool (14.1 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

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