Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
356
293
336
817
320
396
240
247
217
229
203
230
221
226
221
221
180
125
132
109
155
155
177
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
3:35AM2.30m
6:19PM2.00m
4:54AM2.17m
7:14PM2.09m
6:14AM2.09m
7:58PM2.19m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.30m
11:21PM1.45m
12:10PM0.39m
00:44AM1.31m
1:06PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
10
9
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
9
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
1.2
NW
9
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
256
140
127
336
817
312
396
238
247
217
229
203
230
221
121
102
221
69
78
132
102
96
96
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
NW
11
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
277
356
293
108
186
266
201
146
227
172
169
152
150
111
109
107
70
61
90
56
109
155
155
177
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
156
92
47
32
24
23
23
11
124
112
110
109
155
155
80
80
103
113
68
109
90
89
89
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
6
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
44
188
320
159
240
226
221
180
125
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
4
4
26
37
83
83
82
24
24
18
24
83
85
83
37
62
37
37
24
83
83
83
24
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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