Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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Princeton Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Princeton Breakwater sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Princeton Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
405
494
440
350
345
339
339
319
244
236
236
186
186
183
191
193
191
143
104
125
219
190
187
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:24PM1.16m
00:25AM1.55m
3:16PM1.13m
1:05AM1.49m
4:12PM1.13m
1:51AM1.42m
Low Tide
7:04AM-0.20m
6:45PM0.94m
7:45AM-0.16m
7:28PM1.00m
8:29AM-0.10m
8:23PM1.03m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
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8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
9
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
411
405
494
440
350
345
339
339
319
244
236
236
186
186
183
94
89
191
143
104
125
32
48
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
Energy kJ
35
23
121
124
66
66
66
94
138
97
171
142
104
107
152
14
20
14
62
61
100
219
190
187
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
W
11
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
54
54
2
2
46
46
46
45
44
77
31
18
18
18
18
191
193
88
38
63
61
100
99
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
15
21
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
6
34
431
48
48
0
39
34
34
48
7
34
39
7
39
39
39
34
73
75
73
34
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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