Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 11 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
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
Period(s) (?)141313122019181817171616161615151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3113423163533808841461199031042962249622191988175016831377131712811064888769757649640
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
1.65
6:20PM
1.00
5:12AM
1.66
7:49PM
1.07
5:56AM
1.68
8:51PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.33
10:49PM
0.83
12:48PM
0.20
11:51PM
0.95
1:38PM
0.09
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---7:24-------7:24-------7:24----
Sunset-----5:10-------5:12-------5:13--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212131515141313131213151514131312121416171614
Feels °C (?)887911111099989111111910881013141311
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