Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 20 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111110101010109999867778891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8836725113563002451841411101038063111165206250255380513576544377518435
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
E
5
W
5
W
0
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
1.46
12:43AM
1.72
1:18PM
1.30
1:20AM
1.75
2:33PM
1.15
2:04AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.35
6:18PM
0.28
7:08AM
0.25
6:55PM
0.48
8:08AM
0.17
7:38PM
0.68
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:53-------5:54-------5:55----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C89101099888111313121212111114151514141413
Feels °C (?)5677765556666665710111212121211
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