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Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Princeton Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 16 | |
322 | 157 | 321 | 336 | 344 | 281 | 281 | 368 | 297 | 336 | 502 | 433 | 489 | 313 | 256 | 186 | 196 | 128 | 108 | 319 | 260 | 256 | 154 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.68m | 12:01PM1.24m | 10:53PM1.67m | 12:48PM1.22m | 11:20PM1.64m | 1:35PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM-0.16m | 4:58PM0.69m | 5:53AM-0.20m | 5:33PM0.79m | 6:28AM-0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
251 | 157 | 321 | 336 | 344 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 297 | 336 | 502 | 433 | 378 | 313 | 256 | 186 | 196 | 99 | 53 | 319 | 260 | 256 | 154 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
125 | 94 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 113 | 148 | 17 | 110 | 76 | 104 | 103 | 12 | 12 | 128 | 97 | 41 | 99 | 154 | 145 | 183 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
32 | 125 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 52 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 368 | — | — | — | — | 489 | — | — | 168 | 88 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 39 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 418 | 285 |
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