Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 PST
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Princeton Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Princeton Breakwater sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Princeton Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)99999999999999999981818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4155014414154073622992662261681381151127762625237334980804930
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
1.10
4:03AM
1.76
7:17PM
1.20
5:16AM
1.76
8:11PM
1.32
6:27AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
0.98
11:50AM
-0.04
11:23PM
1.02
12:57PM
-0.12
12:41AM
0.96
1:54PM
-0.19
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:47-------6:45-------6:43---
Sunset-------5:59-------6:00-------6:00
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-562--------------------
Temp. °C151414141414141514141414141720191615141416182222
Feels °C (?)111111121313141414141414141618161412121214172020
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