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Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Linda Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Linda Mar at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)131316161515141414131313131212121212121111171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1607142031433302346133813289302326982084170815141335100495610621194125611039227018699011135
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
2.59
9:14PM
1.89
7:48AM
2.67
9:59PM
1.98
8:43AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.41
2:22PM
0.11
1:41AM
1.38
3:12PM
0.00
2:41AM
1.30
3:58PM
-0.04
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---7:16-------7:15-------7:13----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:30-------5:31--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141618161515141414161716151414131417181715
Feels °C (?)11101011121413121211111112131212111191014151512
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