Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 PDT
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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
WNW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)9151515151514141414141414141313988815141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1641121061041041041031021009695959389888710110810494159361468668
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
10
W
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
1.84
12:40PM
1.37
11:43PM
1.88
1:40PM
1.31
12:26AM
1.87
2:46PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
-0.34
5:43PM
0.61
6:44AM
-0.42
6:28PM
0.73
7:36AM
-0.42
7:19PM
0.84
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:31-------6:30-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:47-------7:49--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------196
Temp. °C111112161514121212121214141413131212131714141312
Feels °C (?)91011151212111111111011101110108781087129
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