Princeton Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.50° N 122.48° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Princeton Breakwater sea temperature is

17.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	156	170	524	665	794	1269	1249	1327	3037	2934	2833	2194	2114	2339	1672	2036	2011	1721	1525	1354	1317	1280	1197	1026	987
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	E	E	ENE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:33AM1.73m				8:02PM1.37m				8:06AM1.78m				9:02PM1.36m				8:36AM1.80m				9:56PM1.35m
Low Tide				2:00PM0.21m				1:43AM0.41m				2:44PM0.04m				2:23AM0.54m				3:23PM-0.08m				3:01AM0.67m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	18	18	15	14	14	14	14	16	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	18	19	17	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	14	15	16	14	12	12	13	13	13	15	16	14	12	14	15	14	12	16	15	14	12	14	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 15	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 13
kJ	128	125	524	665	794	1269	1249	1327	3037	2934	2833	2194	2114	2339	1672	2036	2011	1721	1525	1354	1317	1280	1197	1026	987
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 20	W 19	W 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	WNW 7	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	156	117	82	84	62	392	715	810	68	69	27	27	27	52	135	55	82	109	109	109	109	108	106	104	103
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 16	SW 14	SW 14	W 21	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 17	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 14	SW 19	—	—	—	SSW 12	SW 12	—	—	SSW 14	—
kJ	99	170	97	95	225	61	43	43	27	26	46	34	57	57	54	55	—	—	—	14	6	—	—	36	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	25	35	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	3	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	73	72	34	11	0	0	0	0	73	47	11	0	0	0	0	48	48	72	0	46	37	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			4	5	4	5	5	4			4	4	4	4	4				4	3		4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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