Linda Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 23 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
13.6° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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 Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
216
203
201
198
203
146
174
242
301
285
322
335
419
424
434
347
215
222
608
1370
3924
4082
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM2.23m
5:58AM1.91m
7:09PM2.30m
7:16AM1.83m
7:46PM2.35m
8:27AM1.81m
Low Tide
00:31AM1.14m
12:20PM0.66m
1:36AM0.95m
1:09PM0.83m
2:30AM0.75m
1:54PM0.99m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:20
8:21
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
8
6
7
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
91
120
216
192
154
148
145
106
120
120
301
285
257
246
408
402
383
347
215
377
608
1370
314
314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
10
0.8
WNW
7
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
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
98
64
203
203
201
198
196
229
174
242
106
84
322
335
419
424
434
516
217
222
382
310
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
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
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
203
203
25
25
61
109
203
146
134
171
171
171
73
73
17
16
16
7
111
175
215
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
13
94
133
247
3924
4082
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
18
6
67
136
83
85
11
18
18
24
420
1044
728
83
61
37
83
83
83
561
550
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
9
3
3
9
3
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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