San Mateo Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.95° S 80.83° W

San Mateo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Mateo sea temperature is
29.1°C
6.3° 

San Mateo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at San Mateo today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Mateo at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at San Mateo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
NW
18
0.7
NW
17
0.7
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
352
352
347
342
336
336
336
342
342
347
142
180
142
144
144
241
238
238
234
227
263
312
281
274
386
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:00AM2.02m
7:46PM2.06m
7:47AM1.91m
8:38PM2.00m
8:43AM1.83m
9:34PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.80m
1:20PM0.59m
1:53AM0.90m
2:07PM0.71m
2:51AM0.96m
3:00PM0.81m
3:56AM0.96m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:12
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6:12
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6:13
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 mm
6
4
2
1
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4
1
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1
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Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
29
29
29
30
31
30
32
32
32
31
30
31
31
30
31
32
31
30
30
31
31
30
30
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