Pomponio State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Mateo, USA)

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Pomponio State Beach Surf Guide

Pomponio State Beach in San Mateo is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rips and sharks.

Pomponio State Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pomponio State Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pomponio State Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pomponio State Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pomponio State Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in January while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pomponio State Beach Location Map

Interactive Pomponio State Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pomponio State Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pomponio State Beach is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), also in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Pomponio State Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 02:02 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Pomponio State Beach

Current tide and informaton

For San Gregorio State Beach, 4 km from Pomponio State Beach.

Next High Water: 03:18pm | 1.67m

Next Low Water: 08:04am | 0.37m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pomponio State Beach Sea Temperature

The Pomponio State Beach water temperature is rather cool (14.5 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.