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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
14.9° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Princeton Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 12 | SW 16 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
66 | 71 | 90 | 66 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 135 | 186 | 180 | 207 | 238 | 153 | 251 | 257 | 316 | 180 | 212 | 257 | 284 | 281 | 308 | 359 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.66m | 10:21AM1.28m | 10:02PM1.68m | 11:13AM1.26m | 10:27PM1.68m | 12:01PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.04m | 3:48PM0.45m | 4:44AM-0.08m | 4:23PM0.57m | 5:19AM-0.16m | 4:58PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
36 | 49 | 64 | 66 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 86 | 82 | 127 | 207 | 238 | 153 | 251 | 257 | 213 | 180 | 212 | 257 | 284 | 281 | 308 | 359 | 329 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
66 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 68 | 86 | 91 | 135 | 186 | 53 | 157 | 209 | 71 | 136 | 176 | 173 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 117 | 113 | 112 | 113 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
13 | 13 | 90 | 40 | 39 | 104 | 103 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 57 | 33 | 150 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 153 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 34 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 73 |
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