Bean Hollow State Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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Bean Hollow State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bean Hollow State Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bean Hollow State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bean Hollow State Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Bean Hollow State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.3
WNW
1.6
NW
2
WNW
2.3
NW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
NW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)111112128899989101010101010101010991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205202266220208322637891864963132913661288129311029268558388211092856794972772
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
1.93
12:19AM
2.27
1:24PM
1.81
12:56AM
2.30
2:30PM
1.69
1:39AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.80
7:05AM
0.36
6:43PM
0.96
8:00AM
0.32
7:23PM
1.12
9:02AM
0.32
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:11-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-7:21-------7:22-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242017151512131615131110910111415131010109912
Feels °C (?)22181614151011131087569911108666569
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