San Mateo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here.

The only spot worth talking about for the next 16 days is San Mateo. It’s a point break, open to the north-west swell, but it’s an inconsistent one – doesn’t break often, so when it does, it’s special.

We start slow. Tuesday the 28th of July is a total washout. There’s a 5ft south-west swell running with a 16-second period, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Don’t bother.

The clear winner is the morning of Wednesday the 29th of July. We’ve got a clean 5ft south-west groundswell, still with that long 16-second period, and the wind is flat calm – glassy conditions. The energy is pumping at (1140). That long period will wrap right into the point, giving you some real quality lines. It’s an advanced break and rarely works, so this is a moment to grab. The water is about average for the season, nothing wild.

After that, the swell fades fast. The rest of the week and into the weekend is a mess of cross and cross-onshore winds, dropping swell, and choppy conditions. By Thursday the 30th, the energy is down to (460) with a 4ft swell, and it just gets uglier.

There’s a dead stretch from Friday the 31st of July all the way to the morning of Thursday the 6th of August. That’s a full week of tiny, wind-blown junk. The energy drops into the double digits.

On the morning of Thursday the 6th of August, it goes glassy again with a tiny 2ft south-west swell, but the period is a solid 14 seconds. The energy is only (154), so it’s small, but it’s clean. A longboard might get you a few little ones.

Then, on the morning of Friday the 7th of August, we get a little bump. The swell hits 3ft from the south-west, period back to 16 seconds, and the energy jumps to (648). The wind is cross, so not perfect, but it’s the best of the second week. The morning of Saturday the 8th of August is similar, with 4ft and 14-second period, but the wind is stronger and cross.

The last week is a total dud. From the 9th of August onward, it’s small, weak, and poor. The 11th and 12th of August show a very long 19-second period, but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft, with energy under 200. Not worth the paddle.

So, to sum it up: the best session is the morning of Wednesday the 29th of July. Glassy, decent swell, and a point that’s set up right. After that, maybe keep an eye on the 7th and 8th of August, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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