Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)--
Evening (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)181817171616161615151414141313131313131212121716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1461199031042962249622191988175016831377131712811064888769757649640620501488485600746
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
1.00
5:12AM
1.66
7:49PM
1.07
5:56AM
1.68
8:51PM
1.16
6:41AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.83
12:48PM
0.20
11:51PM
0.95
1:38PM
0.09
12:52AM
1.01
2:21PM
-0.01
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:24-------7:24-------7:22--
Sunset-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313131212141514131312121316171614141413141718
Feels °C (?)101010988101111109889131413111098101314
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