Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 22 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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 Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.6
SW
16
1.2
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
480
480
471
392
392
480
392
334
382
373
345
307
203
251
203
203
203
201
198
203
146
174
242
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:23AM2.24m
5:38PM2.15m
4:38AM2.06m
6:27PM2.23m
5:58AM1.91m
7:09PM2.30m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.31m
11:14PM1.30m
11:28AM0.48m
00:31AM1.14m
12:20PM0.66m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:19
Temp °C
9
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
7
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
500
480
480
471
392
392
480
392
334
382
373
345
307
129
251
68
196
196
175
133
133
108
108
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
NW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.7
NW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
Energy kJ
75
109
152
194
152
150
75
107
139
151
201
203
203
98
203
98
203
203
201
198
196
229
174
242
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
S
12
0.6
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.6
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
48
75
75
73
73
73
79
26
26
26
26
25
24
203
24
203
24
25
61
93
203
146
134
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
1
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
24
0
0
6
67
120
0
0
0
0
0
97
120
97
6
0
0
0
0
67
67
120
85
24
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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