Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDT
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Linda Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Linda Mar sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Linda Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Linda Mar at 11PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Linda Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
1044
1044
733
1030
1110
1012
903
730
622
610
610
565
580
569
532
532
569
480
424
376
382
373
338
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45PM2.04m
2:16AM2.44m
4:44PM2.09m
3:23AM2.24m
5:38PM2.15m
4:38AM2.06m
Low Tide
8:32PM1.43m
9:38AM0.15m
9:51PM1.40m
10:34AM0.31m
11:14PM1.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
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8:15
8:16
8:17
8:17
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
8
9
9
7
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
551
1044
1044
733
1030
1110
1012
903
730
622
610
610
565
580
569
532
532
569
480
424
376
382
373
338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
317
88
83
80
55
133
236
184
80
83
84
84
75
109
152
194
152
150
75
107
109
151
157
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
89
57
56
55
79
54
54
82
52
51
50
49
48
75
75
73
73
73
79
26
26
26
26
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
24
83
24
11
0
0
0
24
61
61
24
24
24
0
0
0
120
67
6
0
24
24
24
67
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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