San Mateo Surf Break

San Mateo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 0.95° S 80.83° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Mateo sea temperature is
26.6° C

3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Mateo at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
823
813
803
628
612
499
429
429
435
465
477
483
515
587
607
664
362
700
702
679
671
763
737
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14PM1.98m
11:28AM2.15m
00:16AM1.97m
12:22PM2.10m
1:13AM2.00m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.65m
5:11AM0.82m
5:58PM0.65m
6:12AM0.86m
6:52PM0.61m
7:08AM0.86m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
Feels °C
28
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
29
27
26
27
28
28
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
834
823
813
803
628
612
499
429
429
435
465
477
483
515
587
607
664
362
700
702
679
671
763
737
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WSW
21
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.1
NW
9
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
20
20
20
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
45
4
4
3
3
42
3
30
30
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
12
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
6
6
229
6
3
3
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
28
43
17
33
42
56
60
60
58
55
51
53
55
60
30
22
22
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
1
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
141
102
46
377
11
7
102
912
883
766
111
7
7
7
11
912
912
141
141
141
141
7
7
938
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Rating
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2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
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4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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