Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
W
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
W
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)881513121212121211111111111010101010151591414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12797305663105210331016887767637615572676328265442504204188225284238277289
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
1.97
1:29AM
2.56
4:01PM
1.93
2:27AM
2.44
5:14PM
1.95
3:35AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.05
7:29PM
1.38
8:57AM
0.11
8:32PM
1.46
10:01AM
0.20
9:52PM
1.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:28-------6:26-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:50-------7:51----
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--167-2132212-1--1------
Temp. °C141614131313121313141313121212121212131312121111
Feels °C (?)89791110999109877899101099977
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