Princeton Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.50° N 122.48° W

Princeton Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Princeton Breakwater sea temperature is
16.6° C
2.6° 

Princeton Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.7
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
408
386
386
422
465
402
362
318
314
264
251
300
412
352
291
257
348
204
193
234
285
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:27PM1.36m
10:56PM1.77m
12:52PM1.40m
11:35PM1.73m
1:18PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:29AM-0.14m
5:15PM0.90m
5:59AM-0.13m
5:52PM0.85m
6:29AM-0.09m
6:32PM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
13
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
13
13
12
11
12
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