Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 21 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 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)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 Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
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
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
944
903
784
687
610
599
510
480
471
471
448
480
480
424
334
382
373
338
203
203
203
206
203
203
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM2.09m
3:23AM2.24m
5:38PM2.15m
4:38AM2.06m
6:27PM2.23m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.15m
9:51PM1.40m
10:34AM0.31m
11:14PM1.30m
11:28AM0.48m
00:31AM1.14m
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
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8:16
8:17
8:17
8:19
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
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
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
944
903
784
687
610
599
510
480
471
471
448
480
480
424
334
382
373
338
151
119
101
68
200
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
236
184
82
83
84
84
75
109
152
194
152
150
75
107
139
151
157
203
102
98
98
98
203
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
54
82
52
51
50
49
48
75
75
73
73
73
79
26
26
26
26
25
203
203
203
206
25
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
24
61
61
24
24
24
24
0
6
67
6
0
0
0
0
0
97
97
67
6
67
67
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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