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Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 04 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
14.0° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)--
Afternoon (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (04 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.9
WSW
2
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)161313151414141414131314181716161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522704824141114911599155315091633146516091487475352835392500748194409371532822717240719491656
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
0
S
5
ENE
10
E
10
S
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
N
5
E
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
1.66
12:56AM
1.64
12:35PM
1.47
1:27AM
1.64
1:30PM
1.27
2:00AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.04
6:51AM
0.51
6:52PM
0.24
7:45AM
0.46
7:28PM
0.45
8:43AM
0.42
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:07
Sunset-5:37-------5:37-------5:38------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202119181716141721211919151616191916161816151517
Feels °C (?)171816151413101319191616131313161613131614131314
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