Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 PST
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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
W
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121299101011111111111110101010999995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2074171213921455196115481939265025783030257413169726725013562942451801441131045769
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
S
25
S
30
SW
40
NW
45
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
1.59
11:26AM
1.60
12:12AM
1.66
12:18PM
1.46
12:43AM
1.72
1:18PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
-0.01
5:29AM
0.47
5:43PM
0.12
6:16AM
0.35
6:18PM
0.28
7:08AM
0.25
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:52-------5:53-------5:54
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-512121-----------------
Temp. °C10109119101011101010878101099878111313
Feels °C (?)66450-1-200333456676434666
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