San Mateo Surf

Detailed San Mateo surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in San Mateo. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in San Mateo. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in San Mateo over the next 7 days. Surf photos from San Mateo and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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San Mateo Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the San Mateo Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the San Mateo coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Princeton Breakwater CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo
Rating	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.4 SW	1.5 W	1.5 W	0.4 SSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 W	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	16	12	12	15	10	11	13	12	11
Energy(?)	1324	1536	883	872	485	352	275	197	161	151	135	139	114	151	736	720	106	577	1008	1585	1314	1064
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			5:10AM 1.50	4:48PM 1.01		5:46AM 1.54	6:40PM 0.98		6:18AM 1.58		8:12PM 1.03	6:47AM 1.62		9:20PM 1.12	7:16AM 1.66		9:30PM 1.60	7:54AM 2.23		10:14PM 1.64	8:06AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		9:48PM 0.25	11:31AM 0.57		10:40PM 0.42	12:30PM 0.38		11:30PM 0.55		1:19PM 0.21	12:22AM 0.74		1:50PM 0.05	1:10AM 0.87		2:36PM -0.03	1:44AM 1.28		3:10PM -0.10	2:25AM 1.31		3:42PM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	17	21	19	16	17	16	14	19	18	16	20	17	17	18	18	16	12	13	10	13	12
Low °C	16	16	18	17	15	17	15	14	17	16	15	18	16	16	17	17	14	12	10	10	12	11
Chill °C (?)	19	17	21	19	16	17	16	14	19	18	16	20	17	17	18	18	16	10	11	9	13	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-
Sunset	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.6 W	1.5 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 W	2.0 W
Period (s)	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	12	12	11	10	11	13	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	1.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	11	8	13	15	15	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1209	1324	1345	1311	1112	1078	1018	1112	848	688	581	576	595	492	374	308	334	281	233	276	238	229
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		3:11PM 1.16					5:10AM 1.50				4:48PM 1.01				5:46AM 1.54				6:40PM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)	10:19AM 0.75			9:48PM 0.25					11:31AM 0.57				10:38PM 0.37				12:39PM 0.80				11:30PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	16	16	15	15	15	18	21	20	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	16	15	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	20	19	16	16	14	14	14	18	21	20	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	16	15	15	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	-	0.1 S	0.2 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	-	9	3	-

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	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1035	1192	1209	1241	1290	1324	1324	1681	1345	1345	1328	1311	1593	1261	1112	1097	1318	1300	1064	1294	1277	900
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)						3:11PM 1.16														5:05AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)	10:19AM 0.75											9:48PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	16	14	14	16	16	14	16	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

San Mateo Surf Breaks

Ano Nuevo

beach and reef

Bean Hollow State Beach

beach and reef

beach

beach

beach

beach

reef

sandbar

reef

Pescadero State Beach

beach and reef

Pomponio State Beach

beach

Princeton Breakwater

beach/jetty

Rockaway

beach and reef

San Gregorio State Beach

beach

Sharp Park

beach/pier

San Mateo County sports a number of different surf spots, mostly beach breaks, but with a few semi-secret reef spots. The best time of year to surf is the Fall/Winter, from October through January. To access the surf spots you will use Highway 1, leaving either Pacifica or Santa Cruz and driving along the cliffs looking for the turnouts that lead to the beaches and coves. There's a variety of breaks that allow you to surf different locations depending on conditions. Ocean Beach is a 2 mile stretch of heavy beach break. Very exposed to swell and unfortunately wind. Glorious days to be had in fall when the winds go off shore and the fog is nowhere to be found. As for the rest of the coast in SMC, there are spots that face different directions that are best for catching swell or hiding from it when it is big. The topography is dynamic here as to SoCal in that way.

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