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Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111116151515141414141013131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26824723914113912512312187858280731061041031026257313053220351
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
1.05
3:36AM
1.77
5:44PM
1.03
4:30AM
1.83
7:21PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.36
8:58PM
0.66
10:58AM
0.19
10:01PM
0.84
12:08PM
0.02
11:17PM
0.96
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:16------
Sunset---5:24-------5:27-------5:28----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101114141313131212131514131313121214151414141313
Feels °C (?)671111101011991012131211109911121213131211
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