Princeton Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.50° N 122.48° W

Princeton Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Princeton Breakwater sea temperature is
16.6° C
2.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
70
70
68
92
89
61
78
56
59
82
82
80
80
81
83
86
93
181
177
69
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:03PM1.75m
5:57AM1.02m
4:55PM1.80m
7:41AM1.08m
5:54PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.65m
11:17PM0.24m
10:23AM0.82m
00:29AM0.09m
11:36AM0.95m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
12
12
12
11
12
15
16
14
12
12
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