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Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 12 Jan 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 12AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)--
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131312121218161616151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168313771317128110648887697576496405345014854854925391253122612251012881779663551
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
1.07
5:56AM
1.68
8:51PM
1.16
6:41AM
1.71
9:36PM
1.23
7:25AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.95
1:38PM
0.09
12:52AM
1.01
2:21PM
-0.01
1:45AM
1.04
2:59PM
-0.09
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----7:24-------7:22-------7:22--
Sunset-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15
clear
clear
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. °C141313121314161716151414141417171615141414151819
Feels °C (?)11910981013141312101091013141312111111111517
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