Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Mateo today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Mateo at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Mateo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 757 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 520 | 428 | 410 | 404 | 404 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 404 | 410 | 440 | 398 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.60m | 6:03AM2.74m | 6:22PM2.50m | 6:42AM2.61m | 7:05PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.12m | 12:17PM0.21m | 00:28AM0.26m | 12:58PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 757 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 520 | 428 | 123 | 106 | 404 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 103 | 109 | 119 | 398 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 410 | 404 | 88 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 404 | 410 | 440 | 93 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 150 | 137 | 124 | 128 | 154 | 142 | 147 | — | — | — | 85 | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 913 | 913 | 303 | 111 | 310 | 62 | 102 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 820 | 310 | 310 | 214 | 102 | 141 | 674 | 674 | 7 |
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