Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)--
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121218181716161515151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)485485404407407407321297236233181178134137106163217264427283347422372356
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
1.29
8:08AM
1.78
10:45PM
1.32
8:49AM
1.81
11:13PM
1.35
9:28AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
1.03
3:35PM
-0.15
3:11AM
1.01
4:08PM
-0.19
3:48AM
0.98
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----7:22-------7:22-------7:22--
Sunset-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716151415181917161514141517181716151514161819
Feels °C (?)151413111012151714131110101113151413121211131516
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