Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 02 Aug 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
NW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)777777778887788877877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)342525303532308365416513476499817498477537570624538544785372332370429396
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.98
5:35PM
1.60
8:51AM
1.06
6:26PM
1.63
9:45AM
1.15
7:19PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.35
11:20AM
0.94
1:22AM
0.24
12:30PM
1.03
2:15AM
0.13
1:36PM
1.06
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Sunrise--6:13-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset------8:16-------8:15-------8:15-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212141414131312121213141413131312131414141313
Feels °C (?)1010101212111112109910101010911991110101010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Mateo

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Princeton Breakwater (light winds from the NNW at Half Moon Bay Airport (California) 3 km from Princeton Breakwater). 1.7m 7s swell from the NW with a 0.5m 7s swell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 42 min ago

11 km/h
NNW
Cross-Off
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