Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
W
1.6
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1514141414131313131310101088101112121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7237136945855655034984904083391004914818337919166524492541267326212522234522092043
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
S
20
SSW
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
W
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.40
9:15AM
1.79
10:53PM
1.46
9:57AM
1.77
11:17PM
1.52
10:40AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.80
4:10PM
-0.12
4:08AM
0.70
4:40PM
-0.09
4:47AM
0.59
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:58-------6:56-------6:54---
Sunset-------5:50-------5:51-------5:52
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3116675332---146422111---
Temp. °C131311111010101011111011101099109898101010
Feels °C (?)667877563325103441-111346
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Princeton Breakwater surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest